Life at Farside Farm continues much as normal... if 'normal' is a term that can be applied to Lyn McConchie's animals, both resident and visiting (cats, sheep, geese, chickens, mice, birds, and the occasional steer and dog), the parade of builders, repairmen, visiting friends and neighbours, and a gunman on the loose, all of which join the weather, earthquakes, and book sales and revisions in contributing to a life that is frequently chaotic, often confusing, but never boring.