Tag: ranch women

  • What A Ranch Woman Wants to Hear

    This column was originally published December 11, 2013 After the first year as husband and wife and every day thereafter, a ranch wife loves to hear certain words from her husband. Words that renew her romantic notions about the man she married. Whether husbands realize it or not, there are certain things a wife never…

  • SNOWBOUND

    *NOTE: My family does not have cable or local television for regional news, but since posting this earlier today, I learned from friends who traveled across the state and from relatives, the devastating toll this weekend’s snowstorm took on ranches and livestock. I had no idea how severe the storm hit other areas. I have not been…

  • Linda Hasselstrom and Windbreak House

    One of the things I enjoy most about being a ranch woman is learning from other women who share the same lifestyle, exchanging ranch stories, and finding similarities with them. It makes me feel connected with a culture, so-to-speak of other women that understand my lifestyle, its frustrations, problems, and the stresses that it doesn’t…

  • Women in Ag Get Together for More Than Just Agriculture

    Inspiring conference speakers, informative sessions, and educational workshops are all worthy reasons for ranch women to gather every September, but for many, it’s the chance to get away, catch one’s breath, and let the family be self sufficient for 24 hours. Ranch women know they’ll walk away from the conference with useful information they can…