Author Archives: Andrew Reynolds

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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.

Friday Wisdom – Cats

Posted on 05/22/2020 by Andrew Reynolds

Definition: Cat, noun, small furry mammal that’s always on the wrong side of the door. Dogs have owners.  Cats have staff. Cats are proof that the world is round.  If it was flat the cats would have pushed everything off … Continue reading →

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Smoke

Posted on 05/17/2020 by Andrew Reynolds

The bite of cigarette smoke gently wafts past threatening to close my throat, just before a gentle rain starts to fall. Smell of life rising from the grey sky as I sweep the dust out of my workshop. A dog … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – From the Woodshop

Posted on 05/15/2020 by Andrew Reynolds

Safety tip when using a table saw: Count the number of fingers you have before and after the cut.  You should have the same number in both counts. Report discrepancies to the nearest ER. Woodworking: The practice of cutting large … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Gardening – BBQ Tomatoes

Posted on 05/13/2020 by Andrew Reynolds

Heather finished planting the second driveway bed last week but still had a couple of tomato plants. So we had this old BBQ that I was going to throw out: Grow ’em then grill ’em?

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