The irrepressible Hattie McNair is back! This time around, a degenerative eye condition doesn't stop Hattie from participating in and recording in her diary all that is going on around her, reminiscing about eh past, and ruminating on the upcoming millennium. Once again there is much to celebrate and much to lament as hse and her fellow residents are saddened by the illness and death of their friend Louly. Still, Hattie finds time to plan a variety show-complete with music, storytelling, and artwork-to raise money a local elementary school. The end of the year finds the FairAcres crew creating a special holiday celebration, with each resident contributing an ornament for the tree and a poignant memory to lift the spirits....

HATTIE MCNAIR MAY be retired, but she certainly hasn't retired from life. In journals and letters to a friend, Hattie tells the stories of her fellow residents at a retirement home and of the immeasurable gifts and burdens of aging. Through the histories, hopes, and hijinks of Hattie's friends and foes, we come to know the Fair Acres folks and to share their triumphs and losses. When they join forces to help an illiterate young handyman, Hattie and company change their lives as well as those of young Arthur Priest and his family. By the time we finish Out to Pasture, we know the pride found in a life lived long and well, and the impact that we can have, no matter our age, on the people--and the world--around us....

General FictionLarge Print Edition(Effie Leland Wilder) has the writers eye and the storytellers gift. Her tales are wry, funny, melancholy, philosophical. Her reflections strike a common chord. James Kirkpatrick, syndicated columnistHattie McNair and her friends from FairAcres Home are back! Now Hatties busier than ever. Her writing career has taken an exciting turn as she continues to record FairAcres Follies. This time, romance is in the air and as different generations draw together, they inadvertantly provide Hattie with fuel for her musings that are as humorous and poignant as always.Eighty-six-year-old Effie Wilder approaches her second novel with the same good humor and strong faith found in her first book. ...