| Description |
ix, 177 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Impermanent pastures -- Garden therapy along with chemotherapy -- How long is forever? -- Killdeer woman -- Marble orchards can be fruit orchards, too -- Oh, those glorious keys to eternal life -- Georgie the cat -- Intimations of immortality I : The chickweed version -- Intimations of immortality II : The pigweed version -- Why are they killing themselves? -- Maybe God is a pure red iris -- Resilience in nature -- The parsnip way to everlasting life -- The day the pigs must die -- Buzzard bait -- Confound compound interest : Our almost immortal invention -- How to survive people -- Staying longer in the saddle -- Secret crying places -- Facing death -- One more spring. |
| Summary |
Contains the reflections, by turns humorous and heart-wrenching, on nature, death, and eternity - all from the perspective of the contrary farmer, Gene Logsdon. Readers will find Logsdon in top philosophical form as he recounts the joys and tragedies from his childhood in Ohio, adulthood, and childrearing, as well as his recent bout with cancer. With each story, Logsdon keeps an eye toward the lessons that farming and his underlying connection to nature have taught him about life and its mysteries. |
| Subject |
Logsdon, Gene.
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Cancer -- Patients -- Psychology.
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Death -- Psychological aspects.
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Longevity -- Psychological aspects.
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Philosophy of nature.
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Conduct of life.
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Farm life -- Ohio (State) -- Anecdotes.
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Country life -- Ohio (State) -- Anecdotes.
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| Added Title |
Contrary farmer's thoughts on living forever |
| ISBN |
9781603585392 hardback |
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1603585397 hardback |
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9781603585408 (ebook) |
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