Wednesday Thought on Exercise

Posted on 02/08/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

If God wanted me to touch my toes, he would have put them on my knees.

Now back to the workshop,
Andrew

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Taking a Break – Yosemite in Winter

Posted on 02/05/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

This is a “breath in” weekend.  Not doing much.  Just came up to Yosemite Valley for the weekend.  It’s the kind of break you need from time to time.

This morning Heather and I hiked down see Yosemite Falls.  This was as close as we could get:

View of the lower falls.

View of the lower falls.

The trail was blocked by snow and the park service had closed the trail.  It was icy and slippery just getting to this point, so we turned around and headed back.

We drove in on Saturday and had this view Bridalveil Fall:

Bridalveil Fall

Bridalveil Fall

Walking back to the hotel, I took this picture across the valley:

View across Yosemite Valley

View across Yosemite Valley

Sadly we only get a couple of days here and tomorrow have to head home and back to the world.

If you need me – I’m in the great room in front of the fire.
Andrew

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Friday Wisdom – Praying for Potatoes

Posted on 02/03/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

“If you pray for potatoes, better reach for a hoe.”

This was some thing that Hellen – a sponsor for the Alateen group I was part of way back in my teens when I could eat two large pizzas in one sitting – would often say on the subject of prayer.  Then she’d launch into a long explanation on why prayer without action was useless.

More wisdom next week,
Andrew

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Wednesday Woodworking – Cleanup Progress

Posted on 02/01/2017 by Andrew Reynolds

I’ve managed to get a few working sessions in the shop and now have some real progress on the shop reorg.

The old kitchen cabinet is in its new home.  The stuff on top is waiting for me to sort it out.  Some goes to trash and some goes in the drawers.  The grinder is likely to stay there.

 

Look - enough room to open the doors and drawers!

Look – enough room to open the doors and drawers!

The old workbench that was here has been returned to kit form – that is torn to pieces and gone. Now my chop saw and router table (the thing under the cover) will live here.  Yes, that is a fire extinguisher. Yes, I need one in the shop. No I haven’t set anything on fire for years. No, I don’t want to talk about it.

Open floor. The bags are waiting for room in the trash can.

Open floor. The bags are waiting for room in the trash can.

The project is far from done, but I am making slow progress.

I would have made more progress, but last Saturday was the quarterly marquetry workshop where we made tissue boxes.  I didn’t finish mine, but I am making a twin of this box I made a few years ago:

Turtle Tissue Box

Turtle Tissue Box

The pattern is a Hawaiian petroglyph.  I saw one the last time I was on the big island and liked it.  This box normally lives in our Hawaiian themed bathroom.  The new tissue box will be for this year’s Christmas gifts.

If you need me – I’ll be in the shop,
Andrew

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