My west coast niece has a new job. She has given up working for a bakery, which required her to be at work at 4am, and has taken a job as cashier at an outdoor outfitters store called "North 40." It's evidently quite a large store, large enough to include an indoor archery range. I am so excited. I hope I'll get to try it out the next time I go to visit them. I have fond memories of archery. When I was very young my brother and I and our neighbor roamed the range, aka our orchard, playing 'Cowboys and Indians.' Sorry, I know that's not PC but it's what we called it back then. The boys were the cowboys and I was always the Indian princess, with my little bow and rubber tipped arrows. Since I was the oldest, I made up the story lines and was almost always the hero.
Years later, when I went off to college, I was required to take several physical education classes (even though I was studying to be an art teacher). Imagine my delight when I discovered that one of the PE options was Archery! Since I have never been wildly well coordinated, the idea of taking a class where I could just stand still and only move my arms was very appealing. I got an 'A' in that class, the only 'A' I have ever received in a PE class. Sweet (no coordination required) memories.
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