Monthly Archives: October 2011

Greenhouse Covering

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

Monday was all about trying to get every last outside job done before the weather turned on us. Kaitlin plowed through the list I made for her: put hoses away, stack benches, cut off peonies, leveled gravel in the alleys. Then … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Flower House Garden Center | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Window Washing

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

I find it horribly disheartening that window washing requires an inherent talent like throwing a rope or opera singing do. I suppose that practice would help, but really, if I don’t have the knack, why torture myself? Yes, this photo … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Fall is in the Air!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

It’s finally feeling like fall around here. We’ve had uncharacteristically late frosts. Last night was our first really hard frost.  It’s nice having warmish days, but we keep putting off some of the ‘fall’s work’ and I’m afraid we’ll be frantic … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Flower House Garden Center, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

October Sweet Peas

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

Yesterday was Mark’s birthday. I think he had a pretty good day. I got home late Saturday night from the craft show in Williston. Then we had to get up at 4:30 to put roasts in the oven for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Crazy Days

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

All three rings of the circus are pretty active right now. Mark’s on a destructive binge, tearing down buildings, then burning the debris. Kaitlin and I have been doing as much as we can to get ready for fall. Hoses … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Flower House Garden Center, QCS Ranch | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Up, up and away!

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

Tuesday night I got a call from Leah. “Do you have your computer on?” Yeah,,,,,, why? She and her husband Eric were tracking a balloon. Huh? It turns out that the Albuquerque Balloon Festival has a race for gas balloons. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Now you see it……

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

Our old barn went down today. It was built in the 1920s, we think. It had character. And lots of holes, broken beams, leaks….. It only took a few minutes for the whole thing to disappear. It’s just not fair … Continue reading →

Posted in QCS Ranch | Tagged | Leave a comment

Road Trip

Posted on October 5, 2011 by Sonja Duerre Stromswold

We’ve been busy doing plenty of things to write about, but I haven’t been able to get much for pictures. Either it hasn’t been an appropriate time or place or my photography skills have been very poor! Mark has been … Continue reading →

Posted in QCS Ranch | Tagged , | Leave a comment