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Andy Gardiner

@andygardiner.bsky.social
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Neo-Northumbrian. Where the winds hit heavy on the borderline. Harmonist. Bad guitarist. Midnight Baker. Hill walker. Cricket lover. Company grower. Bird noticer. Wine hoarder. Shameless with my bonhomie.

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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 16h
Thank you.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 16h
I queued behind her in Thresher’s at Highbury Barn once. She was, as you say, a babe.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In more ways than one
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I assume you took the way less-travelled.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A favourite.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Imagine being an American and realising where you live now. Imagine.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Where does Cowboy Neal come into this!? Is he the ‘friend’?
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
...where everyone expects everything to be cheap.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
£5 from a micro bakery in N Northumberland.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh, I'd buy the eggwash. Tedious and wasteful to use fresh eggs.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Shill for Big Gilet.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Scandalous that the curlew was so underappreciated. Clearly not enough people know the joy of hearing curlews call across a drizzly moor.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Lister (a surgeon) and Jenner come to mind. And Jonas Salk.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@louisehtucker.bsky.social is doing her thing next month in the most beautiful setting. There are a couple of places left, so she'd be grateful for it to be shared as widely as possible.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Looking the other way?
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@louisehtucker.bsky.social is doing her thing next month in the most beautiful setting. There are a couple of places left, so she'd be grateful for it to be shared as widely as possible.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Why is Lord of the Flies there? And also, why is Lord of the Flies *there*?
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The point is surely that the butter is not part of the sandwich filling, rather an essential (YMMV) element of ‘two slices of bread and butter’.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Going back a little, but if you didn’t catch (I bet you did) The Good Place and The Kominsky Method, they’re worth seeking out.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I lumped it in with my normal gay abandon. And didn’t, quite, ruin it.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Oh yes. But, trust me, sparingly. For once.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So it would seem.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Pasta all’amatriciana, cooked carefully according to @timhayward.bsky.social in recent FT. V good. But, as he hints, don’t over-salt the pasta water if you’re going add a fair bit to the sauce.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Since it’s a thing, I think this about covers my roots.
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Louise Tucker @louisehtucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tonight I'm talking to Helen Goh at 7.30pm in Berwick. Please come; it's going to be delicious. Find out more here: berwickliteraryfestival.com
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I had recurring nightmares featuring this giant.
Cover of the Ladybird 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Zipper!
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Just possibly the apogee of English sketch comedy.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
- what are we doing today? - well, if you could take off 10 kilos and 15 years, that would be great.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Never mind the shoes, those are the worst trousers. (Actually, also the worst shoes).
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
To be honest, not much coming out of City at the moment makes any sense.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
(Though they do play in Henley)
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Brother in law and sister in law have gone mad for pickle ball, which we must assume fills the role of People's Tennis.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vibes
Lionel Tribbey brandishing a cricket bat
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I mean, that's just tennis?
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just so.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I have one. And had a delicious whisky and soda (ok, two) just yesterday evening.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Holly and the crickets
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Once again, the credit goes to @louisehtucker.bsky.social I’m just sitting in front of the fire.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I’ve lit the fire.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Meera Sodha’s Howrah Express cinnamon lamb curry from the freezer, potato and greens sabzi, homemade naans. Moderate booze.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Seems very sensible.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
CRACKERJACK!
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
MACDUFF: Despair thy charm, And let the angel whom thou still hast served Tell thee Macduff was from his mother’s womb Untimely ripped. MACBETH: Fuck
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watched him pitch 8.2 innings in a 12th inning victory v Kansas City in 2016. Already something of a veteran then. Great stuff.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The gist seems to be that, beyond the headline, nobody actually knows anything.
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Wait! Glenda Belcher?
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Andy Gardiner @andygardiner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh, yes. I remember those.
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