Life lessons from a YORKSHIRE SHEPHERDESS
When she was 18 and an urban teenager in Huddersfield, Amanda Owen answered a ‘Shepherd wanted’ ad in Farmers Weekly. She got the job – and it was the start of her long and successful career as a shepherdess. Married to Clive Owen, she lives at Ravenseat Farm, high in the Yorkshire Dales. They farm sheep, and Amanda also runs a B&B shepherd’s hut. They have nine children: Raven, 18, plans to be a doctor; Reuben, 15, is a brilliant mechanic; Miles, 13, loves baking; Edith, 10, wants to be a midwife; Violet, eight, is action woman; Sidney, six, enjoys fishing; Annas, five, wears Disney princess skirts with wellies; Clemmie, four, is the eyes and ears of the farm; while Nancy Grace, two, is very vocal and always wants to be outside. Here’s what Amanda has learned from her extraordinary life.
BOOKS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE
I’ve always been a reader, and especially loved James Herriot’s books about being a Yorkshire vet. Recently I was asked to write an introduction to
