Robin Risley's Blog

This last Thursday, the road actually became closed on Highway 101 between Seaside and the  junction to to Portland (highway 26) I think this is the highest I have seen it in years. This tends to happen when we have a full moon, a high tide and lots of rain. They had land slides as a result of t...

TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER! That is what our computer tech told us. I had taken a picture of the screen of our computer and emailed it to Michael Eayds. He came by our house and took it home to get  out the virus....so be careful. It came at a very busy time in our business and I want to thank Michae...

We are honored to have Dr. Taylor Branch, a Pulitzer Prize winning author "Myths and Miracles of America in the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Years" and Professor Quintard Taylor Jr., University of Washington History Dept., Seattle to lead a three day seminar from January 28 -30, 2011.  January 28 ...

In the last three months, exceptional events have happened to our family. Babies will dominate our holiday celebration. It's as if this difficult market has washed away and the fun and excitement of new beginnings has come to the forefront. It's contagious, our business has picked up and our att...

This last Thursday a group of realtors met at the Clatsop Community Food Bank Warehouse . The goal was to become familiar with the building and get to know more about what a wonderful program they have. This is a new building and they are very proud  of the warehouse, classroom and kitchen. We ha...

In September our family was blessed with a  delightful grandson. Kallen Risley Wilkinson. He is our pride and joy. Since we live about 100 miles apart, my daughter promised me a picture everyday for a year. So far she has kept to her word. Of all the pictures so far this is my favorite. He is wit...

We are so pleased with the service that Glenn Trusty and his crew have provided  today. Weather at the coast has been wild and woolly.....there was a chimney that blew off a house in north Seaside two weeks ago...can you imagine?   So when we had a simple roof cleaning, we thought we would be put...

Wednesday night there was a ceremony at the Coaster Theater awarding Nine Clatsop County organizations grant money to fund future projects in this coming  year. We were welcomed into the theater with champagne and cookies. And treated to a taste of My Fair Lady  currently playing for the holiday ...

A very dear friend gave me a cactus cutting probably 30 years ago. It had come from my friend's mother in law who has since passed. Over the years this special plant has had many containers each one needing a larger replacement. We call it a Christmas Cactus but it starts to bloom right about Tha...

We were at Dr. Goza's the other day (see last post) and as you go into the examining room here is this sign. Warning us about the coyotes in the area. This time of year, especially, they come out of the forests hunting for food. Their favorite hunting time is either early in the morning or at dus...