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500 Miles

Posted on 10/09/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

It’s about a 260 miles one way to San Jose to see my brother and on a good day it takes about five hours with stops for coffee and restrooms.  My car gets good milage and has one of those … Continue reading →

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Tending

Posted on 09/21/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

So the word of the month at writer’s group is, “Tending.” Well here’s where that sent me: Interesting word.  There are two basic meanings of this: Tend as in tendency to do something or tend as in take care of.  … Continue reading →

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Field of Daffodils

Posted on 09/03/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

How many of you hear the word, “daffodil” and spontaneously start reciting, “I wandered lonely as a cloud …” ?   If you went to school in the UK likely you studied this poem and possibly were forced to memorize … Continue reading →

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Summer Time

Posted on 08/14/2022 by Andrew Reynolds

My father use to quote the song sung by Ella Fitzgerald Summertime from Porgy and Bess saying, “Summer time and living is easy.” Well, that’s not been my summer.  It’s been busy, stressful and less than fun.  “Easy” isn’t the … Continue reading →

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