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ABOUT US

A blast from the past....

Honey loves her cousin/BFF/sorta sister, Maple, who has her own way of returning the affection! 

All in the family... 

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Howdy! We're Randy and Helen, originally from Fort Worth, Texas, but perfectly content to have called Ashe County home for almost 29 years.
 
Randy retired from teaching and coaching in high school (primarily football) and has been a happy beekeeper, etc., etc., etc. for ten years. Helen hung up her special ed license many moons ago to be 'just' a mama (etc., etc., etc.) to their children, Matthew and Katie (and later, Jeffrey). Matthew and Katie somehow grew up, graduated from college, and got married, so Helen had to find other things to keep her busy. She managed. With the arrival of their first grandbaby, Clara, and her 'little' brother, James, the dust bunnies have had free reign for a little longer!
 
In 2023, the Baldwin Zoo lost both Honey, a sweet, rowdy 'Staffy' who LOVED mountain romps, and Maple, boxer granddog/Honey's BFF/unofficial adoptee. Until another pooch joins the family, they have Mitty the cat, who originally hung around our house until Helen's mother decided she wanted to adopt him for her 80th birthday! They were great companions for each other until 'Nana' snagged her wings in February, 2022.

On the outside, the two ponds on the premises are home to goldfish/koi, catfish, blue gill, bass, and whatever else the #$%*$#& stealth pond invaders have left. And then there are the wild critters (deer, turkey, ground hogs, chipmunks, honey bees, and more). And the birds! Lots of birds, hummingbirds, and an occasional duck couple ("Rosie" and "Quacker")....

Meet Mitty, who has come back to his original hangout after being pampered by Helen's mother for almost 10 years. His bad eye likely came from Sami, our sweet cat (below) who kept the family on all our toes for almost 19 years.

Angels in the family...

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