Each year in March I try to get back to Texas for my Dad and Sister's birthdays. This year I decided to make a stop in Clarksdale, MS to see Po' Monkey's juke joint in Marigold, MS. Po' Monkey's is in a corn field in the middle of no where. These days it is only open on Thursday nights and as luck would have it I was in Clarksdale on a Thursday night.
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| Poor Monkey's in Marigold, MS |
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| Very tasteful decorating |
The next day I drove to Texas to visit my family. On Saturday we went to one of my favorite steak houses in Texas. The 5D Cattle Company in Avinger, TX. I ordered the 20 oz. T-bone.
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| My 20 oz. T-bone at 5D |
The next day I spent shopping for food items I cannot get in North Carolina. BBQ sauce, Whataburger Ketchup and Crazy Water from Mineral Wells.
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| Real BBQ sauce by Bodacious |
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| Survival items need for a Texas Ex-Pat |
The Blue Bell ice cream shown in the photo above did not make it to North Carolina!
On Monday we went to Jefferson, TX where I was introduced to the kornbread sandwich. It was delicious! I have since made them at home.
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| Kitt's - Home of the Kornbread Sandwich |
We also drove by the dam at Lake o' the Pines. It had been raining quite a bit and the spillway was flowing at the highest rate I have ever seen.
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| The spillway at Lake O' the Pines |
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| Fishermen along the spillway |
The next day I had to leave for the two day trip back to North Carolina. The trip home was uneventful since I was just blasting back via the Interstate.
More trips are planned in the near future so stay tuned!
