The Secret to Living a Long Life Outside the Forest

Ivan Shamayanuk rose every morning at 6 a.m. fired up his cast iron stove and made himself a modest breakfast then he ventured outside to milk his cows feed his pigs and walk his dog after which he gathered wood for the fire and tended to his garden. The reporter was reminded of Henry David Thoreau the American philosopher who moved to Walden Pond to escape civilization and write about life in a simpler time. No electricity or indoor plumbing obviously I trust your walk through the forest was uneventful no problems said the reporter though for a while there I thought I might have wandered into a zoo Ivan smiled broadly yes the creatures of the forest are my constant companions  the old