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Category: 2023 Blog Posts

A Robin Hood?

Posted on September 16, 2025September 22, 2025 by HL Contreras

On our first practice session it was clear that Zoe was much more gifted than I was on her particular bow. Primarily, it has no sights, so I couldn’t figure out how to aim. I ended up overshooting our target and hitting the recycle bin behind it. Another time I hit the fence.  Then Nik…

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Bake Sale Trial Run

Posted on September 16, 2025September 22, 2025 by HL Contreras

Zoe has been wanting to sell baked goods at our local farmer’s market to make money. I told her we could do a trial run and make a few items that would stay fresh for a few days so we weren’t stuck making and selling everything in the same day. So, one Sunday, we spent…

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Treasures of My Ten-Year-Old Self

Posted on September 16, 2025September 22, 2025 by HL Contreras

The summer I turned ten years old, my family moved from metropolitan Southern California to a small town in Arizona without stoplights. We left our large three-story home that was a mere fifteen minute drive from the beach in exchange for a well-house and fifth-wheel trailer on fourteen acres. Shockingly (note the sarcasm) most of…

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