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.

Cats

Posted on 05/24/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

There are five cats in our household and we had just about got them all trained and behaving well, when last Saturday one of them started acting weird. “Spotty girl” was extra fussy, affectionate, rubbing her head on everything, crying, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged cat, failed spay, spay, vet bills | 17 Comments

Wednesday Upholstery – The Saga of the Tower

Posted on 05/20/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Life’s been a bit weird around here the last few days, so I haven’t had much time in the shop. Had to take one of our kitties in for an unexpected surgery yesterday and the whole household of cats and … Continue reading →

Posted in woodworking | Tagged cat furniture, cat tower, DIY cat tower, woodworking | 18 Comments

Writing for Rejection

Posted on 05/17/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

This week there are about 20 different pieces of writing floating around my brain and four of them are actually open in windows on my computer, each in a different state of progress. One is a set of notes on … Continue reading →

Posted in Writing | Tagged getting published, rejection, writing | 31 Comments

Blog Writer Recharging

Posted on 05/10/2015 by Andrew Reynolds

Not even going to pretend this week. This writer is out recharge his creative batteries and won’t be writing. However, I have promised that I’d always do a post on Sunday so this week you get a picture: Last fall … Continue reading →