Ranch Wife's Slant

Cowboys, kids, and ranch life

Author: Amy

  • Bread for My Family, Soul, and Spirit

    A few years ago I stopped buying bread and started making my own for several reasons. For starters, homemade bread tastes so much better, but I also liked the idea of knowing exactly what the ingredients were as well as using honey instead of sugar, old-fashioned oatmeal, wheat germ and unbleached whole wheat and white…

  • Mondays Are Best Spent in Luverne, Minnesota

      If you’re ever dreading Mondays, I strongly suggest you spend it with the Rock County Farm Bureau members in Luverne, Minnesota. Mondays will quickly become your favorite day of the week. I departed Sunday morning to head to eastern South Dakota; below is my drive through Kirk valley, north Pringle on my way out…

  • In My Next Life I Want To Be A Cow

    In my next life I want to be a cow on a United States cattle ranch so I can find out what it feels like to be spoiled. Cows live a cushy life as a result of a rancher’s hard work and his pocketbook. If I were a cow, I would get to eat an…

  • BEER FOOD

    I never used to like either one of these. In fact, like a lot of  foods I wouldn’t try back when I was a picky eater, I was very good at avoiding them. There are many days I regret that I’m still not one. I’ve discovered too many guilty pleasure foods that I can’t stay…

  • Focus on The Family: Sometimes It’s Tough

    There are times when my role in our family life needs recharged. When it’s been noted that Mom’s gone off the grid lately, I try to rein myself back in. I have always been a Dr. James Dobson fan and have read some of his books on parenting for guidance as a mother wanting to…

  • Hat Collecting

      If most women have a thing for shoes, then most men have a thing for ball caps. My husband rarely throws away a ball cap. He doubles his head covering pleasure with cowboy hats also. Between the tack room and the gun cabinet, he’s got cowboy hats for as many years as we’ve been…

  • Having a Family Hay Day

    We haven’t put up enough square bales to make an impressive trailer load in a long time, so my husband wanted pictures this time. The barn was originally built to house hay stacks but this photo seemed appropriate. For the past couple of weeks we’ve been busy putting up hay. We baled a lot more square…

  • Putting Food By Using A Dehydrator

    When I got married I used some of our wedding money to buy a food dehydrator and extra trays. Unlike some appliances I’ve bought, I’ve never regretted getting a dehydrator. I still use mine a lot. I originally bought my dehydrator to dry fruits but I’ve ended up using it more for vegetables and making…

  • Plays Well with Words

    I like to use idioms and puns in my writing to add interest to my column. I enjoy surprising the reader or making them wonder if a pun was intended or not. The Free Dictionary is an online tool I use for looking up idioms. Sometimes I look an idiom up to see if the meaning…

  • The View Outside My Office Window

    During the summer I spend a good chunk of my time looking out the window while I work…and think.   Sometimes I let other noises besides my inner voice like the radio, break into my long train of thoughts. I absorb enough news on the radio to last me for another whole year when I’m…