The reminiscences of Charles Arch – a well-known figure in farming circles in Wales – who has been a ringside commentator at the Royal Welsh Show in Llanelwedd since 1980. He recalls his early decades raised on a mountain farm adjacent to Strata Florida Abbey in mid Ceredigion, describing the farming year in detail and the many interesting characters who lived in the area at that time.

• Foreword
• Introduction
• 1 – The Great Escape
• 2 – Beyond the Gate
• 3 – Off to School
• 4 – Schooldays and Stallions
• 5 – War and Peace
• 6 – The Young Farmer
• 7 – Cold Comfort
• 8 – The Order of the Boot
• 9 – The Farming Year
• 10 – A Proper Farmer
• 11 – In the Club
• 12 – Characters
• 13 – Memories and Hopes
• 14 – The Return of the Native
• Pictures