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.

Friday Wisdom – Garbage Trucks

Posted on 11/18/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Fridays is trash day in my neighborhood and I just was the garbage truck drive by so here’s everything I know about garbage: Murphy’s law of cleanliness: It’s impossible to get one thing clean without getting something else dirty. I … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Working – Scroll Saw Train

Posted on 11/16/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

I have been working on my quilting project, but nothing worth taking a picture. I have finished cutting a scroll saw project. This one was started last year and I’ve just not had the time to work on it, but … Continue reading →

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Explorer, A Poem

Posted on 11/14/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

I don’t post much poetry here, but when asked what I do, I generally say that I’m a poet. I’m also a woodworker, writer and quilter. You’re more likely to see my other creative outlets here, but mostly I feel … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Military

Posted on 11/11/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

Today is Veteran’s Day and we remember all who served in our armed forces. My father served in WWII as an army radar operator and maintenance specialist with the Coastal Artillery Corps in the Aleutian Islands. There wasn’t much action … Continue reading →

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