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.

Thoughts of a Poet

Posted on 11/29/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Have you ever had a line get stuck in your head that you can’t complete? I’ve got a couple of those working this week. I am not talking about a line from a movie or a book, but about something … Continue reading →

Friday Woodworking – The knot is tied

Posted on 11/27/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

The Celtic heart shaped box is done. This was a pain to cut and didn’t turn out exactly the way I wanted, but I learned a lot. Here are some pictures of the box. And finally, here is a peek … Continue reading →

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Last Fall Day in the Garden – the planter box with plants

Posted on 11/24/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Today the weather forecasters are saying the first official cold arctic storm is headed my way. There’s a possibility that this storm will lower our drought condition from “Exceptional” to merely “Extreme.” With the hope that this is the first … Continue reading →

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Self Publishing Fears

Posted on 11/22/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

It’s great that authors now have so many ways to publish their writing. There are still traditional publishers in addition to the booming on-line publishing possibilities and with the advent of sales outlets like Amazon, Smashwords, Barnes and Nobel, all … Continue reading →