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.
A Little Farm Biz Talk
39 CommentsA Normal Business Clock Introduction: It’s no secret I believe the Commie virus chapter in our history was horribly, perhaps... View Article
Valley Forge 2022, Photo Gallery
2 CommentsValley Forge Encampment, January 22, 2022 Oak Glen enjoys a little snow every year, but we can’t always make it... View Article
Revolutionary Evenings Gallery
1 CommentJanuary 29, 2021 Special thanks to Rosemary Elder Photography for covering the first “Revolutionary Evenings” of the year (see gallery below). ... View Article
Riley’s Farm Tickles TikTok
Leave your thoughtsA Confession Even though I love good film, I’m a “wordy” kinda guy, and I never really understood the “purely... View Article
Mountain Walks..
6 CommentsA Virus Afraid of Cocktails Mary and I took a two day break early this week, and the hotel featured... View Article
The Dunmore Who Should Have Done Less
Leave your thoughtsIs this a private fight or can anyone join in? Here’s an odd truth. Human beings love violence — in... View Article
Woman to Woman and Man to Man
Leave your thoughtsShillelagh law was all the rage And a row and a ruction soon began Gabriel got the staff together last... View Article
The Rice Farmer’s Wife
Leave your thoughtsThe Mellow January Thing I’ve lived here long enough to understand that Oak Glen Januarys are not implacable, polar inquisitions,... View Article
Miles and Miles..
2 CommentsOn the first day of 2022, I walked 5.7 miles, climbing more than 1,000 feet of elevation. I wasn’t really... View Article