Category: Farm Journal

Riley’s Farm Stories

Chapter One Show Business Farming Mrs. Largent was annoyed with me. “The horse,” she said, with a toothpick in her... View Article

Valley Forge Encampment, January 22, 2022 Oak Glen enjoys a little snow every year, but we can’t always make it... View Article

A Confession Even though I love good film, I’m a “wordy” kinda guy, and I never really understood the “purely... View Article

Is this a private fight or can anyone join in? Here’s an odd truth. Human beings love violence — in... View Article

The Mellow January Thing I’ve lived here long enough to understand that Oak Glen Januarys are not implacable, polar inquisitions,... View Article

Another Year of Sleepy Hollow Since we’re short-staffed this year, (who isn’t?), I spent a lot of time up at... View Article

Principles and Pie Shells Life could be worse. At Sleepy Hollow last night, two pretty women told me they loved... View Article

When Will They Admit They’re Wrong? This morning brings the sad news that fully vaccinated Colin Powell has died from... View Article

My son, Samuel, wrote this today about his childhood on Riley’s Farm. If you have ever held your infant child in... View Article

We had a lot of activity for a summer day — 18th Century Ladies, Dancing in the tavern, berry picking,... View Article