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Tag Archives: ranch wife

Soaring Like A Turtle

So, I left my kids with strangers and took a ride in a glider. Wait, what?

Posted byJolyn YoungJuly 28, 2018July 28, 2018Posted inHey I left the ranch!Tags:eastern Oregon, engineless airplanes, gliders, gliding club, humor, outdoor adventures, ranch wife, soaring club, Steens Mountains, turtles4 Comments on Soaring Like A Turtle

Oregon, Brrrr!

We moved from Arizona to Oregon, and we fear we will be cold forever.

Posted byJolyn YoungJuly 12, 2018July 13, 2018Posted inLife on the RanchTags:Arizona, climate, climate change, cold weather, cowboy life, cowboys, grass, humor, Oregon, ranch wife, seasons9 Comments on Oregon, Brrrr!

On The Wagon

On the ranch, this has nothing to do with drinking booze and everything to do with branding calves.

Posted byJolyn YoungMay 3, 2018Posted inLife on the Ranch, Ranch WiferyTags:big outfit ranch, camping, cowboys, cowpunchers, humor, O RO Ranch, off the grid, on the wagon, ranch life, ranch wife10 Comments on On The Wagon

City Overload

During a recent trip, I was a bit overwhelmed by the fast pace of life off the ranch.

Posted byJolyn YoungFebruary 15, 2018February 16, 2018Posted inHey I left the ranch!Tags:advertising, Apple, apps, gadgets, hotel stay, humor, Kingman Arizona, marketing, northern Arizona, ranch life, ranch wife, satire, town trip, visiting family3 Comments on City Overload

In Which We Talk To Appliances

BREAKING NEWS: We have friends! Real, live friends!

Posted byJolyn YoungDecember 28, 2017December 29, 2017Posted inLife on the RanchTags:appliances, escaped convict, female friendship, friendship, girlfriends, household appliances, microwave, radio, ranch life, ranch wife, remote living, windmill2 Comments on In Which We Talk To Appliances

Grateful For Flush Toilets

A family letter about nudity, medications, and wild cows.

Posted byJolyn YoungDecember 21, 2017December 21, 2017Posted inLife on the RanchTags:ballet class, Christmas, Christmas letter, clothes line, fall wagon, family, humor, lantern, new year, ranch life, ranch wife, roping, solar power4 Comments on Grateful For Flush Toilets

Truck Engine Or Airplane?

When alone at cow camp, every distant rumble sounds like a truck engine bringing my cowboy back home.

Posted byJolyn YoungOctober 12, 2017Posted inRanch WiferyTags:column, cowboys, cowpunchers, family, Friends, home alone, humor, husbands and wives, marriage, O RO Ranch, ranch life, ranch wife7 Comments on Truck Engine Or Airplane?

Wagon Widow

When Jim is gone, I do all the chores and watch too many movies.

Posted byJolyn YoungSeptember 14, 2017Posted inRanch WiferyTags:cowboy, cowboy work, fall works, family, poetry, ranch life, ranch wife, range tipi, wagon5 Comments on Wagon Widow

Cherry Chapstick And Drop-Off Cliffs

My necessities on a five-hour drive through the boonies.

Posted byJolyn YoungSeptember 8, 2017September 8, 2017Posted inLife on the RanchTags:aborigines, Chapstick, dogs, elk, fall wagon, humor, kids, mountain roads, ranch life, ranch wife, road trips, Victoria's Secret lip gloss, wildlife2 Comments on Cherry Chapstick And Drop-Off Cliffs

Not A Suburban Housewife

I daydream about leaving the sticks for civilization, but I know I would miss the sticks.

Posted byJolyn YoungJuly 19, 2017July 19, 2017Posted inRanch WiferyTags:housewife, humor, Indiana Jones, Jeep, off the grid, ranch wife, suburbia, SUV, UPS, yoga pants12 Comments on Not A Suburban Housewife

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