"The Prayer" featuring Andrea Bocelli and Katherine McPhee

David Foster is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, songwriter and arranger. He wrote the lyrics to "The Prayer" which is such a beautiful song and performed so well by Andrea Bocelli and Katherine McPhee.
Enjoy......

Autumn

Autumn marks the transition from summer into winter when the arrival of night is earlier while the arrival of day is later. The temperature cools down and the leaves change color before they drop.

In the valley here, fall is not too noticeable except for some cooler weather. I miss the colors of the leaves changing. A neighbor brought me some oak leaves from her home in Pinetop, Arizona.....
a beautiful red color!

Tempe Healing Fields

The town of Tempe honors the nearly 3000 victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. It is a very moving display of patriotism and unity. Each flag has the name of a victim attached to it and videos are played on a stage area. We went to this event yesterday evening. It was quite something to see!

Favorite Canadian Foods

Butter Tarts

A butter tart is a small pastry tart that consists of butter, sugar, syrup, pecans or raisins and egg filled into a flaky pastry and baked. It is highly regarded and tremendously popular in Canada - delicious!

Sausage Rolls

A sausage roll is a savory pastry. Flaky pastry is filled with a sausage filling and can be served as an appetizer, lunch, brunch or anytime!

Nanaimo Bars

The Nanaimo bar is a dessert of Canadian origin. It requires no baking and is named after the west coast city of Nanaimo, British Columbia. It has a crumb base topped with a layer of custard and then covered with melted chocolate.

Back Bacon Sandwich                                                                                                     

Back bacon or peameal bacon is very popular in Canada. Back bacon is a cut of

unsmoked bacon sliced to include both the pork loin from the back and a bit of pork

  belly in the same cut......makes the best lunch on a bun!                                              

The Drip Room (on the go)

Well, you all know the saying "now I've seen everything"? This applies to what I saw yesterday.....
Parked on the side of the road yesterday was the Drip Room mobile truck.
You can get IV Vitamin drips, energy drips, immunity drips, cleanse drips, detox drips, and party drips (if you have overindulged).
Apparently IV Vitamin Drips deliver vitamins, minerals and amino acids directly to the body for maximum absorption.
I think I will stick to my One-a-Day vitamin!

Cave Creek Balloon Festival

 

Last evening, we went to a house party in Cave Creek. The house is situated across the street from the driving range of the Rancho Manana Golf Course where the Cave Creek Balloon Festival is held.
As the sun began to set, the massive balloons started to inflate and glow. It was a beautiful sight.
Sitting on the patio eating appetizers and sipping wine, we watched the balloons and listened to the Eagles tribute band South of Winslow.....what a wonderful evening!

The Canada Goose

The Canada goose is a large wild goose species. The birds migrate to southern North America for the winter and usually fly back to Canada in the spring. Some of them have decided to stay with us year-round.
Today we had to stop at the "duck crossing" to allow a rather large family to cross the street from one lake to another.