WhirldWorks Farm
A small homestead and Debouillet sheep farm in Central Texas
Category: Homesteading
My decision to leave the workplace and stay home
My decision to leave the workplace and stay home… …was a hard one! But it was the plan all along. Ever since we decided we wanted another child, and God answered with our little Liam, we had planned for me to leave the workplace… Continue Reading “My decision to leave the workplace and stay home”
The many updates for Spring 2017
I have long admired those busy homesteaders and farmers who are able to manage their time well enough to be able to blog often. There has been so much going on here that I have thought many times, “This would make a great blog… Continue Reading “The many updates for Spring 2017”
My summer as a free mason
No, no, no…not a Freemason; just a free mason. After the anonymous destruction of our nearly new “indestructible” mailbox it was determined that we were not going to fork over another $500 to have it rebuilt. Instead I went to Home Depot and then… Continue Reading “My summer as a free mason”
These are definitely the dog days of summer
It’s that time of year when I become particularly envious of YouTubers from more Northern climates out enjoying their gardens and the like. Here in Texas we are smack dab in the middle of the dog days of summer with day after day of… Continue Reading “These are definitely the dog days of summer”
They (don’t) call me the donkey whisperer
Shortly after we moved onto our farm a new farmer friend donated a donkey to us. This was a “surplus” donkey they had no use for and had in all sense been running wild on his property for about two years. We really didn’t… Continue Reading “They (don’t) call me the donkey whisperer”
The farm is finally our home
We have dreamed, stressed, planned, prayed and hoped for this for so long now that it almost seemed as if it may never arrive. During the week prior to Easter we took several trips with our belongings to the new house and on Holy… Continue Reading “The farm is finally our home”
Almost there and fundraising
I can barely believe that our nearly three year journey will come to fruition in just a couple of weeks! Our house is almost complete and we will be calling the farm our home by the end of March. We have been genuinely satisfied… Continue Reading “Almost there and fundraising”
Whirld Wide Wednesday – Homesteading in Chile, South America
Many, many years ago while serving in the United States Navy, I had the opportunity to sail completely around the continent of South America. As you can imagine I saw and experienced a great many things in those many nations. Several of our port… Continue Reading “Whirld Wide Wednesday – Homesteading in Chile, South America”
Our Pole Barn – Two walls are up
We haven’t been faced with the frigid cold that has gripped much of the country this month so we have been able to take advantage of our weekends to continue working on the barn. The temperature did start to dip a little on Saturday,… Continue Reading “Our Pole Barn – Two walls are up”
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