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 – Thanksgiving

Posted on 11/17/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

Well, it’s almost time for that great American holiday, Thanksgiving. If you want to over analyze it, it’s basically a pagan harvest festival co-opted by Christian Americans to have an excuse for recreational overeating. Yeah, yeah, it’s supposed to be … Continue reading →

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From Madrid to Barcelona

Posted on 11/13/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

Last week I talked about our time in Madrid.  This was the longest visit we had to any city on the cruise and was an add-on.  It did highlight for me the difference in travel modes.  When you stay for … Continue reading →

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Friday Wisdom – Life

Posted on 11/10/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

While I like one liners, I do share my father’s taste for the old fashion shaggy dog story. Basically a one liner joke tacked on to the end of a very long story. The shaggy dog story has fallen out … Continue reading →

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Wednesday Working – Sheep and Quilting

Posted on 11/08/2023 by Andrew Reynolds

This week I’ve got three of the small figures for the nativity set done: Two sheep and a cradle. I’ve started to cut the people figures. Hopefully I’ll have pictures of them next week. Generally I work an hour or … Continue reading →

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