Remembering Dad
The high, cold Sierra Mountains. It is the summer of 1973. Our boy scout troop has bedded down for the... View Article
Category: Farm Journal
Farmer Armies
The 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..
Or at least there should be.. Former SNL star and good friend of the farm, Victoria Jackson, sent me this... View Article
Un-Blocking RileysFarm.com emails..
When “View as Webpage” is blocked.. Some anti-virus software, (In my case AVG internet security) periodically block URLs they believe... View Article
April 19
A few new stories.. History is a little bit like the complexity of human beings themselves. You can live with... View Article
When Morons Preach Repentance
Eating too much stupid cake I am a big fan of what I would call the “prophetic spirit,” and I’m... View Article
What Happens When No One Can Afford Anything?
“That is going to cost you..” Six or seven years ago, we resurfaced an exterior flat roof deck for about... View Article
Esther Parrish Covington — My Life in Oak Glen, California
Esther Mathilde Parrish Covington, a child of Oak Glen pioneer Enoch Parrish, dictated these life memories on April 17, 1959,... View Article
Love Your Enemy..
..even if they died two hundred years ago In life, among friends and acquaintances, we are trained to take the... View Article
Tyranny, Ancient and Modern
Ancient Tyranny Samuel Adams, widely remembered as the Father of the American Revolution, must have felt a cold chill in... View Article