Courage, New Hampshire — Thinking Back On It..
Leave your thoughtsI Binged My Own Show.. Two nights ago, for the first time in at least seven years, I watched every... View Article
Author Archives for Jim Riley
About Jim Riley
James Riley is the owner/operator of Riley's Farm in Oak Glen, California and a senior partner in Colony Bay Productions. The father of six children, Riley performs "Patrick Henry" and supervises a living history program visited by hundreds of thousands of school children. He holds a degree in history from Stanford University.
What I can tell you, NOW, about January 6th..
45 CommentsLooking back.. As many of you know, I was in Washington, DC on January 6th, 2021, along with two other... View Article
Emerald City III
20 CommentsThose of you who have been following my “Emerald City” discussion may rightfully conclude that I am all talk and... View Article
“No Other Farm is Brave Like Your Farm…”
Leave your thoughtsTrails, Ice-skating, Advertising.. My recent rumination about what the farm might become generated a lot of great comments. Thank you!... View Article
Emerald City II
37 CommentsThinking Out Loud Again.. Mary and I visited a winery restaurant last week. We arrived on a Friday evening at... View Article
Colonial Faire 2024
Comments Off on Colonial Faire 2024Special thanks to Steve Gores for the pictures!
July 4th With a Vengeance..
6 CommentsAn Instagram mini-spat, or why I don’t suffer fools, especially around Independence Day. A few weeks ago, a reel was... View Article
Remembering Dad
Leave your thoughtsThe high, cold Sierra Mountains. It is the summer of 1973. Our boy scout troop has bedded down for the... View Article
Farmer Armies
Leave your thoughtsThe Five Elements Our Independence holiday event, “Colonial Faire,” celebrates a very old military and cultural tradition that has roots... View Article
There’s New Grass on the Field..
7 CommentsOr at least there should be.. Former SNL star and good friend of the farm, Victoria Jackson, sent me this... View Article