In honor of the love and service that Greg, Alicia gave during the past years, serving the vineyard fellowship and with Alicia’s approval, we have created a Mile High Window Light Show which is driven by their new cd song, \’born\ and the song \born\jeremiah 1:5.

The song is included in a mix of eight other songs, this evening, tuesday night, 8/3/10, allowing us to fine tune the music and show. Then Wednesday night, 8/4/10, 8 to 10 p.m. the window light show will be a dedicated to the continuous showing of this wonderful and meaningful song and it’s message. When the video is completed, edited, we will post on God Tube and You Tube, which we will add a future post with addresses.

If you are into video recording or digital photography you may want to stop by 813 Macon Avenue, Canon City, CO. hwy 50 to 9th st., north two blocks to macon avenue; left/west, large green victorian structure on your right, wednesday evening.

Please tune into 107.5 fm on your car radio and enjoy the music, or feel free to sit on the wrap around veranda and listen to the music broadcast, watch the light show.

We will miss you, Greg, Alicia!!!

We are having a Veranda Dessert, media night, for chamber members, lodging industry representatives, media and tourist industry representatives on monday, 7/26, 7:30 p.m.

7:30 p.m., Dessert
8:00 p.m., Information sharing, Q and A
8:30 to 10:00 p.m., Mile High Window Light Show and Facility/Equipment Tour.

All chamber members, lodging, media, tourist representatives are welcome.

Details: http://www.thecanoncityqueenanne.com/windowlightshow.html

Music, You are Glorius by Karre Ann Wakefield;
Window Light Show by the Canon City Queen Anne

Enjoy and be blessed.

Debuting last Thursday night, 7/8/10, after the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event and all of the rain/hail; the “Mile High Window Light Show” at the Canon City Queen Anne Tea House is providing musical and visual entertainment for the area residents, families, as well as our guests touring the Fremont County area. It’s free and all you have to do is drive to 813 Macon Avenue, 2 blocks north of hwy 50 and 1 block west of 9th street, feel free to park and enjoy the show.

The current light show is driven by original music, You are Glorius, by Karre Ann Wakefield, daughter of Al, Linda Ballard, owners of the Queen Anne. Tune into 107.5 FM on your car radio to hear the music and then see the windows change colors.

To celebrate the window light show, the Queen Anne will be seating a second High/5 course Dinner Tea, at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday – Saturday, on the Veranda (weather permitting,) allowing guests to enjoy a romantic evening of fine dining and a light show outside. Tea room seating also available at that time.

Reservations: phone and text, (719) 275-5354 or email: linda@thecanoncityqueenanne.com

http://www.thecanoncityqueenanne.com/windowlightshow.html
for details.

The Queen Anne will host the July, Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours event, tomorrow evening, we expect a great turn out of chamber members. And we will debute the “Mile High Window Light Show,” which is an effort that has taken over 3 1/2 months to complete with the proceeds of the sale of my Harley Davidson and Kawaski motorcycles (sadness is a real condition of the heart,) funding the project.
We believe this new attraction for southern colorado will be one that will bring joy to many, customers, residents, their families and tourists. Thank you Linda Ballard, for allowing me to dirty up your tea rooms and living quarters; Rohde Wakefield for the engineering counsel; Kelle Ballard for the encouragement from a son to a father.
Our daughter, Karre Ann, KAMM music ministries will be our guest musican tomorrow evening and we plan to debute the musically driven, computer controlled light show at 8 p.m., running until 10 p.m.
For our praying family, friends, keep us lifted up during these last 24 hours and during the debute; we desire this to be something special for many.
http://www.thecanoncityqueenanne.com/windowlightshow.html

Birthday, Technology Lady

Technology can be a love/hate relationship, especially with the internet, website development and constant management; smart phones/service plans; advertising, ie gambling, however, there are some good experiences and here’s one.

We had high/5 course dinner tea, last night, for a birthday guy and his girl friend had a digital camera. So, she is shooting pictures in rooms and especially his 16 oz. rib eye steak/as his eyes widen and his smile grew. i told her that we post special pictures on our website and she said, “here, take the simms card and download what you want.” Wow, how cool, so I went to the queen anne media pc, printer, slipped in her simms card and amazing, new pictures for the website, advertising. Now, that is a reason to stay in tune with technology.

http://www.thecanoncityqueenanne.com/2010teamemorypictures.html

Mike Boyles, Mike Boyles Restaurant Shows, did a noon feature restaurant piece, yesterday, on Channel 11, Colorado Springs. Linda put together a wonderful layout, we fried up a rib eye steak for the high tea display and off I went to the show. What a great experience, I had the opportunity to watch the entire noon news show; and they handled it so well, it could be a stress pot, however, professionalism reigned. Mike did a great job and he may become a tea person yet. We need to find him a dinner date for the Queen Anne and he will return to experience it, do a story.

Linda tells me another 10 year old, girl birthday, was scheduled, yeah, what a treat to see young ladies enjoy learning about tea.

We scheduled another fund raiser for Sangre De Cristo Hospice, Sept. 12th, please add to your calendar.

Tentative date to debute the “Mile High Window Light Show,” 7/8, along with the Queen Anne hosting the Canon City Chamber of Commerce, Business After Hours.

The Art of Grilling, next saturday, 2:00 p.m., guests Jim/Holly Scanga, Rob Harper and Shelley.

Another diverse weekend at the Queen Anne. Afternoon/Lunch Teas brought a number of new guests and valued regular customers bringing family, friends, acquaintances. It also brought our first “real” customer complaint concerning the table setting, food, service, generally an unhappy customer who we will provide a gift certificate to try and please the next time. It is absolutely devastating when we receive a complaint that was so full of anger, disappointment; however, a time to reflect on the reality that complaints are a good thing if we learn from them, which we will do.

Daryl and Joyce, justsaygo.com; what a joy to host two travelers who make it a point to find destinations and take on the responsibility to write about their experiences, making recommendations for others. We thank you for electing to include the Queen Anne, come and listen to our stories. It was a pleasure to meet you and realize what true servant hearts that both of you have, thank you for your service to those in need, at the downtown Fort Collins coffee shop and ministry.

Abe and Mary, Western Heritage Days/Victorian Brunch; what a pleasure to host John and Pam/aka Abe and Mary (we promise air conditioning in the 3rd floor guest room, next visit, smile.) Thank you for your service in keeping an important time in our country’s history alive; your representation is so needed during these times of division and dissatifaction in America. And thank you canon city chamber of commerce/doug and the whole volunteer staff who bring an annual event to the community.

The Queen Anne tree, as many know, was hit by lighting. The 120+ year old, front tree is a part of 813 Macon, and it looked like it was going to need to come down. However, leafing out and a plea to the city forrester has allowed the old fella to live; now it is our job to keep it watered and we are so happy as it is a part of the Queen Anne experience.

Mike Boyles, restaurant radio show; Linda did a Denver radio spot last week, to air 6/26; and we both did a Colorado Springs spot two weeks ago, to air 6/19, Mike will be here tomorrow, 6/8, to discuss saturday spots for July, August. SHOW TIMES FOR Mike Boyle Restaurant Shows – Saturday, 10AM-1PM on 1460AM KZNT, and Saturday afternoon, 3-5PM on 710AM KNUS. The Sunday show is heard in both markets (a simulcast) on both KZNT and KNUS from 10AM-Noon. Please pass this along to family, friends, neighbors, like all businesses we need consistant word of mouth recommendations.

Today, Monday, as we rest and get caught up with administrative duties, ie bills and website, we reflect once again on our blessings and we ask that you lift a dear friend, Don, up in prayer; he is in ICU in canon city, with blood clots/we pray for complete healing.

check out: http://www.thecanoncityqueenanne.com/2010teamemorypictures.html for the latest tea memory photos, blessings to all.

Taking High/5 course dinner tea reservations can sometimes be a task, as we have to find out entre’ information and people must decide what they would like. However, during these conversations we find out information about the guest and sometimes it is their celebrating an anniversary, birthday (we provide all anniversary, birthday guests with a framed color photo, as a memory of their high tea.)

Recently we took a reservation for a 59th anniversary, the longest marriage anniversary yet; we had a 55th prior. What a lovely couple and they still admired and loved each other.

That same evening we had another high tea reservation, for a couple, and we placed them in the same room. Little did we know it was their 1st month anniversary celebration.

As we served them dinner we overheard the sage advice passed along from one generation to another; ie marriage gets sweeter with time, loving each other takes a full time effort, she’s just as lovely as the day i met her, etc.

Wow, that young couple could not have received more meaningful counsel and it came free with their high tea.

Linda and I are constantly reminded that we are just facilitators, providing hospitality and encouragement; the evenings are arranged by a higher power.

The marinate smelled wonderful and the seasonings were ready to do their thing; the grill temperature sensors hit 550 degrees, perfect for searing and the beginning of the grilling process.

Birds were making a racket in our trees, including the one that had been hit by lightning and was still alive.

Carefully I began the process of searing the filets to keep their juices inside and the aromas were wonderful. After searing I added the seasonings, a touch of marinate, and they began their process to medium rare and medium destinations. Watching the grill cooking temperature and a meat probe I turned the filets one last time and before I knew it they were done with juices rising to the top of the steaks.

Off to Linda who was ready to plate their starches, vegetables and delivery to the smiling customers who told us they really enjoyed their steaks.

Dessert and a relaxed time discussing world, local issues; life stories and celebration of their anniversary; a framed color photograph and we cleaned up, went outside and admired how the window lighting is changing the Queen Anne, the corner up and down lights exposing the beauty in this old 1889 structure. Retiring to our 2nd floor refuge, a glass of cold, sweet peach tea and time to hit the bed with a smile on our faces.

Our joy is seeing others served, watching them enjoy the beauty in the surroundings, hearing their stories and being a part of their lives for a short time.

Yes, this is our “retirement,” and I love my commercial, natural gas, 12 valve, 180,000 btu grill, it is a real man’s grill.
hee hee

The efforts to continue these activities in fund raising is grueling, however, Robin and Slyvia are such troopers. They know that all good things require extra ordinary efforts and a belief system in what they are doing.

The event was complimented by the enthusiam of young adults serving the five course high tea. It was a pleasure to see these smiling faces and watch their incredible energy go to work (we have never served a high tea in less than two hours and they did it in one and half hours.)

The guests were gracious and interested in the efforts to place a YMCA. I overhead many stating how important their local YMCA was in their life and I agree with that.

Thank you Dr. Bosse, for sharing your musical gifts and sharing your love for classical guitar. Your concert on the veranda was a special highlight and reward for those working on the project and guests. + I have your “The Billy Joel Collection CD” right next to me and plan to wear it out.

Thank you to Linda, Tammy, our chefs for the night, as usual they prepared a timely and delicious meal. Bless you both.

There are very close bonds created when people join together for a good, meaningful cause, thank you to all.