Media: paperback - 96 pages 
Author: S. Branson
Year: 1994

'I think I’ll buy that farm', Kingsley announced. Shirley, his wife, had no choice in this decision. Thus, in 1975, with two young daughters, the family left the Barossa Valley to satisfy the aspirations of a man determined to fulfil his aim in life to be a successful farmer.

Their destination was a semi-developed farm at Yalanda, 35km south of Kimba, on Eyre Peninsula.

In this autobiographical account, Shirley relates the loneliness, sacrifices and hardships which had to be faced together with the dangers of farm life and a never ending Rural Crisis.

But that life would provide a wealth of experience: the installation of a private water scheme, a large bushfire, the planning and building by this enterprising farmer of his own shearing shed, the heartwarming friendships and community spirit of living in a rural area, and an unbelievable visit to the farm of a UFO.

Contents
1. Arrival
2. Farm Clearing
3. Loneliness
4. "I'm Bogged"
5. Wildlife
6. The Independent Farmer
7. Sheep and Shearing
8. Shep
9. Women of Yalanda
10. House & Garden
11. Community Spirit
12. Building a Shearing Shed
13. Rural Crisis
14. The Water Scheme
15. Workmen
16. Farm Development
17. Risky Business
18. Of Mice and UFOs
19. Weather
20. Bushfire
21. Farming Families
22. Departure