WhirldWorks Farm
A small homestead and Debouillet sheep farm in Central Texas
Category: Farm Life
Whirld Wide Wednesday – Working Vacations
Have you ever traveled to a distant land for a vacation and left wishing you had been able to learn more about the culture there? Because we are not familiar with an area, vacation itineraries are often designed by agencies whose main goal is… Continue Reading “Whirld Wide Wednesday – Working Vacations”
One Year Anniversary for our blog!
On March 3, 2014, we began this blog with our very first post: Whirl’d Works Farm – Day One! In some ways I feel like we haven’t come very far in a year, but in many other ways I know better than that. We’ve… Continue Reading “One Year Anniversary for our blog!”
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”
Whirld Wide Wednesday – A Farm For the Future
This wonderful documentary examines how a well established farm that has survived several generations must go back in time to restore and enhance some of the more traditional methods of farming in order to survive the demands of the future. What I found most… Continue Reading “Whirld Wide Wednesday – A Farm For the Future”
Beat back the winter blues
Shorter days and cabin fever often combine together as a recipe for the winter blues. A time when energy, motivation and happiness can be difficult to produce. Add to that mix a daily dose or two of the unending stream of bad news strumming… Continue Reading “Beat back the winter blues”
A new year and a new barn
We decided to start 2015 off on the right foot and have already begun our transition to life on the farm. The first order of business is to put up a 20×20 barn for storage and eventual housing of livestock. I spent many hours… Continue Reading “A new year and a new barn”
Homemade Wooden Train
As November began to draw to a close, I realized I had not yet decided what sort of wooden toy I was going to make for our youngest son as his Christmas present. In the world of wooden toys there is an inexhaustible list… Continue Reading “Homemade Wooden Train”
WhirldWorks 2014 Recap
To say that not much has happened on the WhirldWorks Farm in 2014 can be quite misleading. In fact, at the beginning of 2014, the farm was just an idea. It was something we had put a lot of thought and research into, but… Continue Reading “WhirldWorks 2014 Recap”
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