Reagan Library

We had the most fantastic trip on Thursday. We were invited to a wonderful fundraiser being held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. My preconceived idea was that it was a mid sized building with things on shelves. Was I wrong! First of all, it is a huge facility. It sits on top of a mountain overlooking the valley with breathtaking views. The building is huge with a beautiful fountain in a courtyard leading to the entrance. There is a great gift shop with quality items and a nice little restaurant. Lots of flowers and lawns and places to just sit and soak up the atmosphere. When you get inside, the displays are all varied. There are short movies, photos with stories, interactive activities and sound effects. You walk down one hallway and into a 3 story room with once whole wall made of glass. This houses Air Force One and presidential helicopter. You can get your picture at the doorway to Air Force Once and tour the jet in its original form. Lots of docents show you around and answer your many questions. No matter what your political beliefs, this historical display is well worth the trip. Well, back to the farm........ We finished fencing the back 300 acres. It was a big job but our guys did a tremendous job. The evenings have been beautiful. The weather is turning slightly with that feel of autumn. It won't be long and we'll be wishing for that 110 degree weather (not too soon though). We have had quite a few people coming by to u-pick the veggies. We still have lots of them available - tomatoes (the best!), cantaloupe, watermelon, eggplant, yellow squash, zucchini, bell peppers, chili peppers of all types, red cabbage, green cabbage, celery root, fennel, lemon cucumber, Armenian cucumber, burpless cucumbers, tomatillos, rutabagas.............. We are prepping the planting beds for winter vegetables and should be planting them in the next 2 weeks. Always new things happening at the farm. I don't know who this quote is by, but I really love it: "If 'ya get to thinkin' you're somebody of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around."