\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude\u0026lt;/i\u0026gt; is a sustained meditation on that which goes away\u0026#8212;loved ones, the seasons, the earth as we know it\u0026#8212;that tries to find solace in the processes of the garden and the orchard. That is, this is a book that studies the wisdom of the garden and orchard, those places where all\u0026#8212;death, sorrow, loss\u0026#8212;is converted into what might, with patience, nourish us.