I'm a farm wife. I was country born and city raised but most of my family were farmers/ranchers. I lived in the city during my first marriage (27 yrs.) but when that was over, I couldn't wait to get back to the country.
We retired last year and sold most of our land to DH's younger brother but retained 80 acres. We still have a dozen cows, 4 horses, 8 donkeys, 3 goats, a coon dog and a few hens and ducks. I bought a house in town and we have been living here this winter but I think once it's warm enough to go back to the ranch and stay that's where we'll be for the summer. The best of both worlds. DH goes out to the place everyday to tend the critters and whatever else needs to be taken care of. We love farming and ranching but our health isn't what it used to be. At one point we had over 6000 acres to take care of, way too much for us now. I miss the neighbors, cooking for hands and the animals but I can live without the overwhelming weather extremes, mud, mice and ticks ;)