The Hoge RV - Life in the Woods ~

Albert Borgmann, Crossing the Postmodern Divide, 1992

You cannot remain unmoved by the gentleness and conformation of a well-bred and well-trained horse -- more than a thousand pounds of big-boned, well-muscled animal, slick of coat & sweet of smell, obedient and mannerly, and yet forever a menace with it's innocent power and ineradicable inclination to seek refuge in flight, and always a burden with its need to be fed, wormed, and shod, with its liability to cuts and infections, to laming and heaves. But when it greets you with a nicker, nuzzles your chest, and regards you with a large and liquid eye, the question of where you want to be and what you want to do had been answered

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After ten years in Iowa, we're making another move west, across the country. We'll be returning to Butch's native state of Washington. We'd planned to stay in Iowa, but maintaining a house & large property as we get older began to seem like an expensive luxury. My injury the first of May was a wakeup call. I doubt I'll ever be able to return to the hours of outside work I've enjoyed so much. Butch is ready to be done with OTR driving. Nationwide has been a great company to work for, but the miles on the road take a toll. Both of us being alone in our later years wasn't something we wanted or planned. Once we started talking about scaling down, the appeal was obvious. Over the years, we'd talked several times about finding a spot & living in a recreational vehicle. Now, we're going to make it a reality. No house or landscape to maintain, time together & time for family.

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