The Villages is a much easier lifestyle. I moved down here because my wife and I have some friends who live here. She loves quilting, sewing, line dancing and exercise classes. She also loves riding around in the golf cart, and occasionally going to the pool.
We moved here from Vermont, and I figured that if I pass on first, then she wouldn't be able to put the snowblower on the back of the Kubota to clear our 435 foot long driveway, or bring in the wood for the woodstove, and all the other hard work. I wanted her to be in a place where life would be much easier for her. I, on the other hand, don't golf, and don't care for swimming pools. What I do miss, is the smell of the wood stove on those chilly mornings, going out and shooting the rifle or pistol in the side or back yard. Snowmobiling, and ATV'ing, splitting wood, mowing the grass with my riding lawnmower, and the spectacular view from my backyard are the things that I miss. I also miss watching the deer and the bears in my backyard almost every day. But life is much easier here.
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