WELCOME TO DOUBLE B ACRES

     

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Bobbie was born and raised in Missouri. She also has lived in Houston, Texas and in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Ball Ground, Georgia.  Bobbie says, "I loved living in Texas and Georgia and had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people, learn many things and further develop my interest and love for horses."

When asked if she remembers at what point her love for horses began, Bobbie reflected, "I'd have to say it came from my sister, Serena.   For this gift … I will ALWAYS be grateful!   My sister was the oldest and I was the youngest with two brothers in between, Frank and Floyd.   The year I started kindergarten was my sister’s last year in grammar school.   Most older sisters would not be caught dead playing at recess with their kid sister, but my sister was different … she always seemed proud to have me for a little sister.   During recess time she would spark my imagination and tell me that we were horses running free in the woods, hills and mountains.  She encouraged me to use my imagination further and would have me describe what kind of horse I was and what color horse I was.   Once decided, we ran all around the school yard and in my mind … I was a horse.   Since then, my imagination, dreams and wishes have taken me where I am today.   What better gift could an older sister have given her younger sister?"

Bobbie went on to say, "Buck has helped me fulfill the dream my sister planted in my young mind and without Serena or Buck,  there would be no Double B Acres.   Buck has worked so hard and given of himself and probably has made self-sacrifices that I will never come to know.   I may never know them, as he’s not the kind of person who would ever tell you, but my appreciation of him will ALWAYS run deep within my heart.   My mom taught me, 'Life is an adventure - live it!'   Thank you, Buck, for helping me to live my adventure."

When asked if she had any other interests, Bobbie grinned and said, "Are there any other's out there?" She went on to say that once upon a time before she became so busy with Double B Acres, she did a lot of crafting. She liked making her own home decorations and at one point in her life rented a booth at a craft store, selling her handmade crafts to other people.

"Did pretty good at it, just got tired of the smell of hot glue." She was an avid quilter, a love passed down to her from her Grandma Moore.   She then taught her mother how to quilt. "Usually it's the other way around - your mother teaches you, but it was a pleasure to be able to teach my mom how to do something and watch her receive such enjoyment from it".

Bobbie took her love of horses and rocking horses one step further and bought up all the old time rocking horses in the area "junk stores" that were mounted on metal frames and springs. She painted them to look like carousel horses, and sold several of them. The last ones, however, she painted and gave to her and Buck's granddaughters.   "I finally found one that was a western style rocking horse, but haven't been able to get to it with our work schedule around here.   I will eventually get to it, but it won't be for sale.   I want to keep it in the family".

Bobbie also likes to restore old time things used in the good old days.   One of her favorites is her railroad caboose wood stove.   "When I brought the old dirty rusty thing home, Buck looked at me like I was crazy.   I just smiled and told him, just you wait."   Buck reports that several people have since offered to buy it but Bobbie wouldn't part with it.

She also has an extensive collection of horse figurines, ranging in style, size and materials, i.e. porcelain, crystal, wooden, resin, ceramic.   She pointed out one in particular that is very interesting, a leather horse molded onto a wire frame.   She also has a few made of cast iron.   "As long as Buck lets me keep collecting, I’ll keep looking."

Bobbie also taught aerobics in Farmington, Missouri but as soon as she had a place to keep a horse she quit teaching to spend all of her time trail riding.

On the business side, she was an Office Manager for an Ophthalmologist in Farmington, a Customer Relations Manager and a Senior Service Coordinator for the Frigidaire Company, and spent several years working at A&E Electronics in St. Louis, Missouri as their Dispatcher, Service Contract Manager and Service Call Scheduler.   While she lived in Georgia, she worked for the Sheriffs Department as a Radio Operator and was getting ready to become a deputy when she decided to move back home to Missouri.   She says her background in office management stands her in good stead today in running Double B Acres.

Bobbie’s favorite job, goes without saying ...  it's the one she is doing now.   That aside, Frigidaire was her favorite.   (She could finally wear her hat, jeans and boots to work, not having to deal with the public directly.) "The best thing about running Double B Acres, besides my horses, I love the interaction with people AND get to wear my hat, jeans and boots."