First Week

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Friday nite Jim Leap (farm manager) and Nancy (2nd yr apprentice) </div> <div> entertained us with their stringed magic.</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2bbc0500.jpg" border=0 width="448" height="336" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="299d6610.jpg" border=0 width="470" height="353" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> and lastly...some luciously sweet strawberries...some of the many perks of living here</div> <div> <A HREF="id31_m.htm" TITLE="First Week"><U>Back to Top</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>