Nestled in the beautiful Hills of the Arkansas
Ozarks
I am a single Mom and Grandmom who retired and moved to
the beautiful Hills of the Arkansas Ozarks. I bought the 56
acres in 1987 but did not move here till 1990. We built the
barn first so I would have room to store all my "collectibles" as
there was no house. I put an old trailer here and one week a
month I came down from Illinois and worked brush-hogging and
building fences. I had a handyman or
two.
Most of my acreage is pretty vertical, except for the
point on top of the ridge, where I am. You can see Forever
from here. In the Fall the forested ridges are decked out in
unbelievable colors. The storms and mists roll down the
valleys and you can see them coming for miles. The nights are
adorned with wild turkey calls and conversing coyotes and
foxes. I have seen a few bears around but thankfully not on
my property.
There is a
big barn with a loft and 4 - 12x10' stalls. Each of these
stalls can be made into two if needed. I have a feed room and
a milking room in the barn. There are also 2 chicken houses, a
duck house, and a goose house on the property. The last two years I
have built a garage-machine shop with a buck barn under one end
where the ground drops off. I now have a water heater and
shower in the shop for the goats. It is wonderful.! The
sign on the barn says "Never enough Thyme"....too
true.
Many people have asked about the "Merrythought"
name. There is a Teddy Bear Co. in England by that
name. It is taken from the "Old English" which means "Wishes
come true" or sorta like getting the big end of the wishbone.
Since I had waited a good part of my life for this place I felt the
name was fitting.
My mischievous house pets
Foxy Lady!

Foxy Lady (welsh corgi) enjoys playing around the house
with her pink ducky and would never dream of digging around for
trouble. Wait! Is that Foxy Lady with her south end
going north?
Trudy and Bess!
These adorable Calico girls were born 4-1-02, Bess is the
lighter one and Trudy is the darker one. They're great entertainment
but at times I find myself asking them...... "Isn't it time for a
nap?"
I
presently raise 2 breeds of goats: Fainters and
Mini-Nubians. In the past I
have had Oberhaslis, Pygmy, Pygora, Nigerian
Dwarves, and Kinder goats; also Jacob and
Barbado
sheep.
Just follow the links below to view the rest of:
Merrythought Farm
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If
you
are in the area please telephone and perhaps make a visit.
Merrythought
Farm
Barbara Fischer
HCR-62 Box 337
Calico Rock, AR
72519
merrythought@centurytel.net