Grieb Farmhouse

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A Verse For My Mother

Lorna and Sandi
Kind and gentle, loving and giving,
She is truly a model for daily living.
Compassionate, selfless and caring,
She lives her life entirely by sharing.

A beautiful, pure, saintly soul,
A woman with a heart of gold.
A wonderful mom and grandma too
Who unconditionally loves her babes no matter what they do.

A lady of many talents is she,
Like cooking, sewing, quilting, all three.
She may call or visit to bring homemade bread
Or a handmade gift sewn with golden thread.

She knows how to balance her work and her play,
And save a task for another day.
Contented to curl up by the fire with her kitty and a book
On a quiet day in a cozy little nook.

She tenderly shares her Godly heritage now
And shines God’s light upon all of us somehow.
And hopes all will receive faith in the Word
By hearing the good news of the truth they have heard.

She is loved by her family ever so dearly.
Her inestimable worth is seen very clearly.
So these words to her I now send
To show that my love to her will never ever end.

My love to you mom from your daughter Sandi

“Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praised.” Proverbs 31:30

(Sandi’s Mother was Lorna Grieb. Sandi currently is the owner/operator of Grieb Farmhouse Inn)

Grandma Gertrude Grieb and her daughters.

Grandma Gertrude Grieb and her daughters.

Four Generations Lorna, Sandi, Julie, Lily

Four Generations
Lorna, Sandi, Julie, Lily

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Grieb Farmhouse: The Humble Beginning

Grieb Farmhouse

Grieb Farmhouse

The history of Grieb Ranch starts with the Grieb Farmhouse which was originally built in 1888 by Konrad and Katharina Grieb, German immigrants who settled the original farmstead in 1872 as part of a Spanish Land Grant of 1100 acres. The original home was a one-room shack with a dirt floor. Eventually, a two-story family home was built in 1888 (as seen in picture above) to handle the Grieb’s nine children. It contained 6 bedrooms upstairs and one downstairs with one outside bathroom.

George Grieb, son of Konrad and Katharina inherited the Grieb Farmhouse in 1925 upon his father’s death. The Farmhouse sat in the middle of walnut and apricot trees along with numerous, stately oak trees that were left standing with farm crops and livestock raised around them. George and brother, Fred, ran the ranch together which included acreage acquired in 1878 in the hills at the base of (now) Lopez Dam where they ran cattle. This acreage became the location of Grieb Ranch. Fred Grieb is the father of Carl Grieb who currently resides at Grieb Ranch.

George kept the Farmhouse property until approximately 1960 when he sold it and the remaining land to a family with 16 children. This family retained the property until the mid 1970’s and subsequently sold it to a building contractor who restored the house with a new foundation and updated the plumbing and electrical. Thankfully the deteriorating house was saved, but unfortunately, the remaining land was subdivided and sold.

In 1997, the Farmhouse was purchased and lovingly updated and remodeled to its current condition by a wonderful couple who had respect for the old house and its family history. In 2002, the Farmhouse was sold to the current owner, a Grieb family member, who reopened the home as a Bed and Breakfast in 2003. After 42 years, the Farmhouse is again in the hands of a Grieb family member. The home is a family treasure to the owner and innkeeper, who is the great-granddaughter of the original home builders. The Grieb Farmhouse still stands in Arroyo Grande, CA, off Todd Lane.