Out to Pasture but Not over the Hill Author:Effie Leland Wilder General FictionLarge Print EditionAnyone who thinks that retirement is rocking chair and Medicare is in for a surprise when they meet the folks at Fair Acres Home. This charming first novel by eighty-five-year-old Effie Leland Wilder stars Hattie McNair, a journal-keeper and eavesdropper extraordinaire. Hattie overhears a resident planning her o... more »wn funeral complete with caterer so that her daughter-in-laws cooking doesnt make the funeral-goers sorry they came. Hattie begins her journal that night. Through the entries and letters to a friend on the outside, Hattie tells the stories of the high and low times at Fair Acres that is sometimes funny, sometimes poignant, and always uplifting.« less