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A Ranchwife’s Slant Core Value #1: Connect
One of the most important core values in my writing is to CONNECT. I feel that writing in a way that connects with readers is what will keep them interested in reading each and every future column. I try to think about how my topic might relate to my readers; whether they’re fascinated by ranch…
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Biscuit Eaters
A few years ago I decided to stop buying bread at the store and bake bread for my family instead. I liked the idea of saving money because I felt store-bought bread was getting ridiculously high-priced and thought homemade bread would be better for my family anyway. At least I would know what ingredients…
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Raising A Couple of Characters
Even though I call my kids little heathens (I use the term in the sense that they act uncivilized around here half the time), I do try to build character in them and teach them how to be good christians and citizens. One difference I like about 4-H from the days when I was a…
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The Core Values of A Ranchwife’s Slant Column
Monday is the day I’ve designated to sharing about my column writing life when I think of something worthy and non-boring to share. Over the next five Mondays, I will elaborate on the five core values I established for my weekly column, A Ranchwife’s Slant. It wasn’t until a year or so after I started…
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Looking Out for the Consumer
Consumers should be informed about the food they buy, not coerced into certain beliefs about their food. The Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is a nonprofit organization that looks out for the consumer and promotes protecting the consumer’s choices. This site informs consumers of what certain people and organizations are doing to sway consumers about…
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A Very Taxing Job
Being a bookkeeper for our ranch is not one of my strong points. I would rather spend my time outside dealing with cow-related problems but the IRS won’t let me use that as an excuse. Much to my relief, my husband and I recently got our taxes done and it will likely be another year…
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Binoculars: Our Buddy at Calving Time
Having binoculars is a handy way to check on a cow from a distance that’s calving but we never used to use binoculars much at calving time because we were too cheap to get a good pair. We had several cheapie ones but every time we tried to use them they just frustrated us. They…
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