St. Patricks Day-Flower and Garden Show in Chicago

My daughter treated me to a very special weekend. in Chicago, at The Flower and Garden Show.
On the way down we stopped and had a tour at the Jelly Belly Store in Pleasent Prairie, WI.
What a very intresting tour.

• Did you know it takes 7-21 days to make just 1 jelly bean. I am sure this is something you always wanted to know. :)
• When Ronald Reagen was Govorner of California, he wanted to give up cigar smoking so turned to Jelly Belly's instead.
• Jelly Belly's were served at every Oval Office Meeting when he was Govorner as well as when he became President of the United States.
• On inaugaration day, 3 and one half tons of Jelly Belly's were sent to the White House. Yes I said 3 and one half ton. Can you begin to imagine how many jelly beans that is!!!!!
• In the Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California is a portrait of Preseident Reagon hanging up. The portrait is made up of 10,000 jelly beans.
• Jelly beans were also put on Air Force One. A holder for the jelly beans was designed  to keep the jelly beans from spilling during turbulent weather.
• The blue jelly bean was made in honor of President Reagan.

          In the year 2012 enough jelly beans where eaten to circle the earth 5 times.

 

Just in case you ever get on a quiss show, and these questions are asked, you will be just so smart and you will have the answers.

 

The  picture of the hat on top is what I wore to Chicago to the Flower and Garden Show. I was dressed mostly in green with my "cool hat".Oh Yes, St. Patricks Day was being celebrated in Chicago.
The Flower and Garden Show was fabulous.
Back to work today, catching up with lots of things I need to get done. What a fun weekend we had!!!