Temps this week-end were in mid 90s with heat index of 100. Sunday morning it poured rain like made. By Monday the low temp was down to 64 and the high was 84. Perfect sleeping weather at night and the humidity dropped considerably after all the rain.
Because it rained, the WOW service at Roaming Shores was moved from the dock to inside the house. The praise band set up in the small enclosed porch and the congregation in the large enclosed porch, dining room and living room. Some people sat outdoors on chairs set up in the yard, under golf umbrellas that were provided.
In June, there were 160 people that attended the WOW service at Roaming Shores - weather was absolutely perfect then. The weather was so bad (hard long rain) on Sunday, attendance wasn't expected to be high. The count ended at 80 - which I thought was pretty good considering.
There was a ton of food for the potluck after the service. Pat roasted a turkey (she was freezer cleaning), Laurie made some spaghetti, Kathy made some pesto pasta salad, someone made Cajun shrimp skewers, Lisa made some chicken kebabs. We had one table for salads, one for main dishes and one for desserts. There were very few leftovers.
I made Peach Streusel Bars (recipe to be posted at another time as I don't have it with me now), which were a huge hit. I made 4 pans of them, and sent the last 20 pieces home with Laurie and Don's neighbors.
We sat next to Mindy and Pat during lunch. Mindy's dad, Fred, has cancer throughout his body (brain, hip, prostrate), but the tumor that is in the neck of his brain keeps growing back (after repeated rounds of surgery, chemo, radiation). He has been sick for over a year now. Fred owns a large farm where he produces grapes for a local winery. Mindy says they won't really have a harvest this year because the late frosts got the grapes. But the chores still need to be done (setting posts right, trimming, mowing, etc), so TR has offered to help Mindy with them. TR is working all this week and only has Friday off; but this Friday Fred will undergo more surgery for this particular tumor on the neck of his brain. So we are praying for him. I ask that you please keep Fred (and his family) in your prayers and thoughts.
There is one more WOW service at Roaming Shores, Sunday August 29 at 10:30. TR has to work that week-end, so we aren't signing up to work on the team.
For our anniversary
we had pork loin chops with pearl onions cooked in a white wine sauce served with Caesar Salad. I made a pineapple cake with cheese cake frosting. I mixed some Nutella in a bit of the frosting to use for decorating the cake. The chocolate hazelnut spread was really a good mix with the cream cheese frosting.
After dinner, TR and I looked at old pictures from our rehearsal dinner, wedding and reception, and our honeymoon (Boston/Cape Cod). Then we looked at all the brochures I had saved from the places we visited (Mayflower, Plymouth Plantation, Sturbridge Village, etc). We had a great time talking about the "old days". We were sooo young and thin back then!
We didn't go to the Beek Association meeting on Saturday, as we were running errands.
The bees have been very busy and soon I need to check the honey supers again.
One of the local beeks (30 hives for the past 10 years) had honey for sale this week-end (buckwheat, locust, clover, and infused lavender). We didn't buy any but did have a great discussion with her.
Well, the library is about to close, so I better wrap this up.
Have fun!
I am at the library in search of an inspiration. I could make something or other with zucchini!! 
