Ranch Wife's Slant

Cowboys, kids, and ranch life

Author: Amy

  • Braggin’ Rights Fit For a Fourteen Year Old

    Last Friday was opening day of elk hunting for rifle hunters in the Black Hills. I was attending the Women in Ag conference all day in Spearfish, but when I pulled in the driveway, I could see our red Doge pickup off in the distance headed up the neighbor’s road. It was easy to tell…

  • Rekindling Old Flames

    There’s nothing tougher than being tempted by a former addiction you’ve given up and walked away from. I know exactly how recovered addicts feel now, although I could easily go back to mine and it wouldn’t be harmful to me or those close to me. It’s just something I wish I could go back and…

  • Putting Off Procrastination

    Some writing days are hard for my brain to engage, which is one of the challenges I frequently face when writing before a deadline. It’s on days like these that I feel like I’m forcing creativity to happen and my mind just doesn’t want to play by the rules. When topics, good content, and humorous…

  • Spouses In Translation

    Some days I wish I was a cow. Then maybe I could communicate with my husband better and get the same attention our cows do. I recently read Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin, about decoding animal behavior in hopes of finding out what a cow’s got over me with my husband’s attention. Cows seem…

  • The Scoop on Beef

    A site worth perusing is http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/. I go there a lot for recipes but also for the helpful information it provides about beef  that I can share with people. Beef It’s What’s For Dinner is funded by the Beef Checkoff Program and the website provides helpful beef related information. Besides wonderful recipes, it also provides helpful…

  • My Husband’s Record Book

    My husband won’t admit that he journals, but essentially, that’s what he’s doing every time he records in this little shirt-pocket sized calendar/calf record book. It’s become his memory bank or hard drive, and he’s very possessive and protective of it. If I want to look at it, he always asks me why. I rarely look…

  • ROBB’S is a Steal

      Nothing delights me more than getting away with something, especially when it’s normally really expensive at full price.   ROBB’S is one of my wonderful little secrets and shopping there is like going on a treasure hunt for me. That should indicate that it doesn’t take much to amuse me. Several years ago, I…

  • You Can Have Your Beef and Eat It Too

    I am on a perpetual cooking journey to find new ways to prepare and serve various cuts of beef to my beef-eating carnivores. I try to challenge my limitations; cooking beef 95% of the time and being the frugal ranch wife cook that I am. It’s good to stretch my cooking frame of mind. I…

  • Kid Quotes Are the Best

    I love to collect quotes but the ones by my kids are my favorite. It’s true that if you don’t write down the funny things your kids say right away, you’ll forget it. It’s happened to me and I’ve regretted not trying harder to get them written down. I’ve only forgotten to write down what…

  • Reading What I Write

    Like other people who are in the business of writing: authors, journalists, poets, bloggers, etc., I try to read other columnist’s work that’s similar to mine. It helps me feel like I’m part of a community; one that pertains to agriculture, humor, and column writing. I read other columnists that inspire me, have a unique voice…