Mike Robbins' family has lived in this community since the early 1900s. Mike was raised on the farm he and Debbie now own. In fact, Mike has never moved in his entire life!
His wife of over 40 years, Debbie, grew up with horses and other livestock. She always dreamed of having horses of her own, but Mike said they were "just hay burners"! But in 1989, they purchased their first Belgian Draft Horse. They ended up raising draft horses for 31 years. Their last horse died last year, but oh the many memories of horse carriage rides and parades!
In 2009, the Robbins got out of the hog business and didn't have any cattle at that time either. The barn was empty and so they started raising goats. My children and my nieces and nephews LOVED going to Debbie and Mike's to see the new baby goats. Such great memories! Due to some health issues, all the goats were sold in 2015.
Mike and Debbie raised two children on their Fletcher farm. The children are now all grown up and have given them a total of four grandchildren, the pride of Debbie's eye! The children and grandchildren are following in the steps of their farming roots with horses, cattle, and chickens of their own.
Due to COVID, Mike and Debbie haven't had as much opportunity to see their children and grandkids, but Debbie says they "visit" via Facetime. "Thank goodness for Facetime," she told me.
These days, the Robbins are embracing life as empty nesters. They are active members of the Fletcher United Methodist Church and their Fletcher community. Debbie enjoys doing crafts and working in the garden with her flowers. Mike spends his free time with anything and everything that deals with welding. Debbie says, "He love fabricating and creating things that he can use instead of buying them." Ha, ha...he's a man after my own heart. Definitely fun to use our talents to save some money!
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