Well I've farmed in South Cumbria all my life, milked cows for thirty years, run a suckler herd and reared calves. Then life went and afflicted me with sheep.

As well as that I've been a free-lance journalist, mainly covering agricultural issues, as well as being the CLA's national livestock adviser for about ten years.

I've also had four fantasy novels published in paperback and innumerable novellas of a similar length to this short collection of stories.

To round this off I've got a wife and three daughters, and in spite of this, no dress sense whatsoever.

I've never been able to keep a diary, but over recent years I've written a blog. This is just a collection of blog posts. The easy way to find out what I've written is to go to my blog