Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

About Andrew Reynolds

Born in California Did the school thing studying electronics, computers, release engineering and literary criticism. I worked in the high tech world doing software release engineering and am now retired. Then I got prostate cancer. Now I am a blogger and work in my wood shop doing scroll saw work and marquetry.

Deck is Done

Posted on 08/04/2026 by Andrew Reynolds

I can now say that I’m finally, totally, almost 99% done with the deck. I’ve got a little varnish to put on, but other than that, it’s done. Here’s kind of a timeline of the construction: What was there before: … Continue reading →

Posted in garden | Tagged deck, gazebo, woodworking | 22 Comments

Wednesday Working — shop stuff

Posted on 07/15/2026 by Andrew Reynolds

It’s weird weather here in the high desert. Hot in the afternoons with occasional flash floods. No floods at my house but about a mile away six houses were badly damaged a couple of weeks ago. Last night it rained … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged garden, gardening, woodworking | 20 Comments

Just Got Back

Posted on 06/21/2026 by Andrew Reynolds

Heather and I just got back from a couple of weeks in England visiting her family. Not too much to say other than we had a great time and her family is all doing well. I will say that as … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged England, london, travel | 26 Comments

Writer’s Group — Vacations

Posted on 05/31/2026 by Andrew Reynolds

The prompt this month at the church’s writing group was, “Vacations”. You know, “What did you do on your summer vacation?”. Since most of the group is made up of seniors (one 102 years old and me the youngster at … Continue reading →