The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill - Softcover

Bradford M. Smith; Nancy Raven Smith; Lynn Raven

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0988285851 ISBN 13: 9780988285859

Publisher: Whimsey Wylde, 2016

Synopsis

"Animals can and do make our lives better. This is my kind of book."
- Bret Witter, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of Dewey [the Library Cat] and "The Monuments Men."

The humorous true story of an animal-phobic, city robotics engineer who learns too late that his new bride's dream is to have a farm where she can rescue ex-racehorses. When the newlyweds take a Meyers-Briggs Personality Test for fun, it tells them that their marriage is doomed. There is only one problem, they took the test after the wedding.

So whether he's chasing a cow named Pork Chop through the woods, getting locked in a tack room by the family pony, being snubbed by his wife's favorite dog, or unsuccessfully trying to modernize their barn using the latest technology, the odds are already stacked against him. It seems like everything on four legs is out to get him. Will the animals prove Meyers-Briggs right?

Order now and enjoy the multi-award winning stories of one man's journey along the bumpy road from his urban robotics lab to his new life on a rural Virginia farm. A clean read.

About this title

From the Author:

Bradford Smith is an internationally known author, engineer, and teacher living in Southern California with writing partner & wife, Nancy Raven Smith, who is an award-winning screenwriter and novelist. Co-collaborator & daughter, Lynn Raven, is an award-winning writer and former entertainment publicist living at Whimsey Hill 2 in Virginia. Brad, Nancy, and their two daughters spent more than twenty years on their rural Virginia farm rescuing animals.

About the Author:

Bradford M. Smith's early professional career with the U.S. Navy and the Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C. focused on manufacturing technology and computer-aided design. The resulting technologies developed by Smith are now widely used in the aircraft, automotive, and heavy equipment industries worldwide. He helped write numerous industry and government publications, and has presented speeches all over the world. As an adult-ed school teacher, he has published a series of how-to-books on jewelry making.
 
While his work environment was highly technical, his home life was not. With his family, he built and managed Whimsey Hill Farm. Smith partnered with his wife in a horse show business which included annual sporting events with over 1000 equine competitors, but their main focus was animal rescue. The couple was frequently featured in equestrian-related magazines, newspapers, and local publications. Smith says that the contrast between the farm and technology gave him the best of both worlds.
 

About this edition

• Publisher: Whimsey Wylde
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0988285851
• ISBN 13: 9780988285859
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 344