Monday, January 28, 2013

Buckhorn Creek COE Park review, Jefferson, TX

BUCKHORN CREEK COE PARK , Jefferson, TX 75657
Site B122 $26./day
Our rating 4 out of 5
Campsite B122
SITES: Mostly back ins. Decent amount of space between sights. Sites along the river have a large grassy area.
HOOK UPS: W&E (50amp) Dump station
BATHROOMS: Clean
LAUNDRY: none
PETS: Welcome, plenty of places to walk them.
WIFI: none
VERIZON INTERNET: Very Good
SPRINT INTERNET: No signal
VERIZON PHONE: Very Good
AT&T PHONE: Good
BOOK EXCHANGE: None
MAIL ACCEPTED: No
AREA/TOWN/SIGHTS: A little convenience store and propane about 4 miles away. Town of Jefferson is about 14 miles away. This town is well worth the drive. Lots of history, some good casual restaurants, and antiques.
Other notes: This is the cleanest fire pit we've encountered! And we are loaded with firewood!

Firewood left at site
View from our back window.
Lots of fishing for crappie here. So there are lots of smelly dead things for our dogs to find.

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AUDIO BOOK REVIEW:

Shanghai GirlsShanghai Girls by Lisa See
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Very interesting life story of 2 sisters in China in the 1930's. How they transition over or not transition to American life.
One sister is a thrill seeker and grab life and fly. She is an optimist. The other sister plays is safe, but does not necessarily make that the best choice.
Follow their lives through their teens until they are middle aged.
Over all, I found it interesting, informative, yet mostly depressing. I almost gave this novel a 3 because of the ending leaving us hanging. But, aha! There is a sequel, "Dreams of Joy", that I have already downloaded. Hopefully the sequel will clean things up and may be more upbeat.


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RESTAURANT REVIEW:
Kitt's Kornbread Sandwich and Pie Bar, Jefferson, TX
My rating 4 out of 5
  
Another great casual restaurant in this little town of Jefferson. Another restaurant set in an old building, dating back to 1880's.
Staff was quick, efficient, and down to earth.
Simple menu, but I found plenty that I would like. All sandwiches are made with sliced cornbread. No worries, this cornbread stays together when you hold the sandwich and bite into it.
HUNGRY FARMERS STEW: A slightly thickened vegetable soup with chicken and sliced sausage. Blue tortilla dunked on top with shredded cheddar. Good flavor, just a slight bite of heat.
BROCCOLI SALAD: Excellent! Probably the best we have had. Not overloaded with dressing. Broccoli was in tiny little pieces as well as the other vegees, for easy eating. I'd love to take some home!
THE TEXAN: This was chili on top of sliced cornbread. Nice hearty lunch. Chili was average. Not great, but not bad. This may be my new way to eat chili. Maybe call it "Cornbread a la mode"? A scoop of chili over cornbread.
THE IRISH: Their version of a Reuben. Not a big, thick sandwich. Is fine for lunch, but for a dinner, you'd want to add some sides to fill you up. Corned beef was very tasty, what little there was. A slice of Swiss cheese and fresh red onion. The combo was really wonderful.
I would definitely return and maybe try The Redneck, a fried bologna sandwich. My Mom used to make fried bologna quite often when I was a kid. A substitute for pork roll, that could be difficult to find sometimes.



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