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This is a book about the life memories of a shepherd. Some people make their lives entirely of their own making. James Ribanks is not. He is the eldest son of a shepherd, and his father is also the eldest son of a shepherd. His family has lived and worked in the Lake District for generations, arranging it according to the seasons and work needs, and this has been the case for hundreds of years. If you were a Viking, you might understand their daily work: putting the sheep on the mountain in the summer, taking care of the hay, going to the market in the autumn to replenish the sheep, taking care of the sheep in the winter, and lambs being born in the spring. Everyone is so busy that the sheep return to the mountains. These modern messages from the ancient countryside tell a story of a connection to the land, depicting a way of life that is rarely noticed but has profoundly shaped history.