Greetings from the Barnett summer residence — which is actually the same place as the Barnett winter, spring and fall residence, but with more live music on the front porch and more outdoor cooking in the back.

Only it’s just me doing the live music and grilling; no crowds of people who may be carrying the coronavirus are allowed within 10 feet.

COVID-19 is real, and it hit close to home a few weeks ago when a member of our extended family who was living in a nursing home in Pickens was stricken with it and taken from us. She was a character, and she will be greatly missed.

So I’ve been pretty much taking it easy for the past few weeks. It’s the first stretch of time in more than 30 years that I have stepped back from deadlines and tried

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