I covered the Blackstone Griddle with 🧅 onions and mushrooms 🍄 and then grilled the burgers 🍔. I added American and Colby 🧀 cheese and topped it with the mushroom s and onions. I believe that this is “Restaurant Quality.”

RaeAnn was born on May 31, 1989. Lawyer was born July 16, 1992. On both of these occasions I met my father in the hallway and waves of emotion broke over me as I gained a new perspective on life.

I contracted “The Covid” and was sick when my grandson, Lawson, was born on October 9 and then I gave “The Covid” to Heidi so we were unable to visit him until yesterday when he was two weeks old.

After holding him for the first time I hugged Lawyer. And just like those instances in 1989 and 1992, tears cried from my 👀 eyes. Another new perspective.

Oh, and by the way, we took them some lasagna and some peanutbutter blossom 🍪 cookies.

Heidi leaves me distinct instructions.

1. Put the potatoes 🥔 in at 6:00 at 375.

2. Put the asparagus in at 6:45 at 350.

3. Have the chicken ready at 7:00.

She wants me to succeed so she gives me exact instructions to follow. (Women, follow her lead.)

Every time I walk into the house the garlic potatoes knock me over!

The chicken was marinated in Italian dressing and grilled on indirect heat for 30 minutes and then crispied up over the coals. Tasty!!!

The red potatoes 🥔: Garlic powder, onion powder, Parmesan, paprika, salt and pepper. Holy guacamole!!! This is a home run!!!

And then… Nina says , “ Let’s make some deep fried Oreos wrapped in a biscuit and topped with rice crispies. Sprinkled with powdered sugar.” Who doesn’t think that is a great idea!!!

The talent around here is like the energizer bunny… It keeps going and going!!!

A La Nina Hackman. Yellow cake mix. 🎂 Big Red Zero. Sugar Free Cool Whip and sugar free vanilla pudding for the topping. This is a Cadillac!!! Super moist and wonderful flavor. Try not to eat the whole thing! The cake mix could be the only ingredient with sugar. Depending on how you fix it.

The best way to get everyone to church is to send a message the night before. “Church tomorrow and breakfast Goecker’s. Plan accordingly.”

David Goecker makes his own strawberry 🍓 jam and it is delicious 😋! So after receiving the Word at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Dudleytown, our families caught up and enjoyed biscuits and gravy, bacon 🥓 and that awesome strawberry 🍓 jam!!!

I almost feel kind of guilty. Dave and Sherry did the cooking while we watched and visited. Regardless, it was a success!!!

If Sophie is choosing the menu, 🥩 steak will be on it. The actual birthday 🎂 is the 29th, but we have bigger plans for that. (Renting a party bus 🚌 and frequenting Jackson County establishments.)

How about the cheesy potatoes 🥔 topped with cornflakes!?! Along with the sweet corn from our garden!?! These goes with any occasion.

Now listen up! Every once in a while the JayC Store will have Flat Iron steaks on sale. The Flat Iron steak is cut from the chuck or shoulder of the beef. They are usually thick and tender. We like Chef’s Secret and or garlic salt for seasoning. Richard Hackman was the master chef tonight. (Zoom in on the 🥩 steak!)

Saturday morning Heidi and I tried Seymour Healthy Zone which is located at 228 South Chestnut Street in Seymour, Indiana. The waffles 🧇 are protein-packed and gluten-free! Oh, and let’s not forget Delicious!!! We ate outside at a picnic table at the little park just north of the shop on a beautiful Saturday morning. We both recommend a visit to this healthy eating establishment. I don’t know how it tastes so good and is sugar-free, so I’m just going to have to trust them on that one.

After furniture shopping (We bought a sectional and a recliner for our living room) we went to BoomBozz 🍕 Pizza In Clarksville. I started by perusing the impressive beer list and decided on a flight so I could taste a variety. I then ordered a custom made calzone with sausage, pepperoni and mushrooms while Heidi went for the Garden Pizza.

The calzone was hot and came with a cup of sauce and plenty of Parmesan cheese. Heidi digs all the veggies and hers was equally acceptable.

Walt’s Diner welcomes guest contributor Dr. David Wintin.

Smoke Justis in Covington, KY, is named after Walt “Smoke” Justis (more on him later) . The place has a variety of smoked meats available. My choice was “The Walt”, a brisket based sandwich (though it was a knife and fork meal for me) with pepper jack cheese, onions, & a fried egg on sourdough from the brunch menu.

Outstanding on multiple levels. They have a great number of intriguing options on the menu but “The Walt” was my obvious choice. We chose outdoor seating, however, the facility is in an older section of Covington that is making a comeback. The indoor ambiance looked to be impressive.

Back to “The Walt”, not the sandwich. Smoke Justis , an Indiana native, was the opening day pitcher for the Covington Blue Sox of the Federal League in 1913, their only season. He pitched in 2 games for the Detroit Tigers in 1905. Made the St. Louis Browns in 1908 but got in a wrestling match with a teammate the day before opening day, got injured and never played in the majors again(except for his 1913 tour with the Blue Sox). He was known for practicing sliding in hotel hallways and wearing ladies silk stockings under his baseball uniform.

Wrapping up the 2020 virtual fair we traveled the midway for games and food. I would like to thank long time Fair Board member Francis Elliott for eating with us this week.

I probably gained at least five pounds this week, However, , every calorie was part of a larger event and it was fun to share each night with friends and family like we would have done at the Jackson County Fair. Until next time, farewell.

P.S. My next post will be a salad.