Welcome to our home and farm, nestled in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in the Arkansas River Valley. We, husband and I, carved out a little piece of homestead here on my family's original homeplace back in the 1900's - October 1986 to be exact, where we began our learning, growing and raising a family.  Over the years, there has been many family and friends, an adopted child, foster children, neices, nephews and neighborhood kids who have all graced us with their presence in our home and on our farm. 

 

Now we've been blessed with a new generation ~ the Grandchildren ~ learning, growing, playing and feeling right at home here, whenever they come to visit. As our family continues to grow, so does our faith, our experiences good and bad, the cycle of life on a farm and our circle of friends.

 

The purpose of this website is to record a small part of that story, our memories and legacy in words and pictures, not only for our own purpose to remember as we grow older, but also for our children and grandchildren, and any others who want to share it with us.

 

So, since you've found your way here, you might as well pour yourself a cup of coffee or tea ~ stay awhile and share our story. 

 

Besides the main pages (see top of the Page/Header) there are many years of blog posts and blog archives portraying the good, the bad, even the sad and sometimes the hilarious.  Relax and enjoy!

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A STORY BOOK FARM  2022

Recent changes on the farm have led to the loss of our

large animal companions.  Laura Rose, our long-time farm icon and friend,

has left us, and our beef steer was ready for process. 

This left us with our little herd of dairy goats, the chickens, ducks and

Biscuit, our guardian dog.

With this loss, which has been hard to process and even harder to grieve through, we were suddenly blessed with the opportunity to move on to smaller size farm animals.  We purchased our first mid-size dairy heifer, a Jersey, in the summer of 2022.  Very shortly after, we purchased another Jersey heifer of the same but smaller mid-size.  Meet Belle Star and Zetta.

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In the meantime, we do look forward as well as looking back on all the changes that have taken place over the span of 25 years and see how this little old farm has certainly shaped up to be a true Story Book Farm in that it holds so many dear and wonderful memories for so many people of all ages.  Pictures can't even do that justice, but they certainly help to share the special moments and looks of pure joy and happiness on so many faces of so many family, friends and visitors over the many, many years.  This website is just a small collection of those stories, memories and pictures that have taken place and will continue to do so, here on IRISH ACRES STORY BOOK FARM.

We truly hope you will be a part of it or continue to be a part of our lives and little family farm!  Come on over!

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