All work and no play, makes two Burkes very cranky

There's only so much work you can do, especially in 90 degree heat. That's the temperature inside and outside since neither Dad nor I wants to concede that we're too weak to handle the heat, so we leave the AC off. (Reminiscent of the Great Heat Wars of Winters 2004 & 2005.)

So last weekend we took a rare break, putting down drills and trowels and visited the Got to Be NC Festival, where we spent a couple of hours in the shade watching an antique tractor pull. I thought about rounding out the redneck experience with some corn dogs and deep fried peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, but figured there wasn't enough Tums in North Carolina for that kind of heart burn. So we went the healthy route and each had a foot-long hot dog followed by a giant ice cream.


Yes, that is a girl driving a tractor.

I promise, house pictures to follow soon. Basement and bathroom making good progress, but not photo-ready yet.