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Andy

@andymb.bsky.social

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📍Bath, UK 🏳️‍🌈 he/him Web dev, WordPress, internet security, web perf Hosting websites since 1995. Sing bass, brew, cook Gay & ND with husband & two sons. If kindness is woke, I’m woke. If I follow you it’s because you said something interesting.

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Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 12h

Liver

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 12h

Frying sage leaves

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 13h

Going to cook liver

Silver skin onions frying

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 13h

This isn’t bad. 0.5%

Low alcohol proper job

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 16h

Sun going down already

Sun setting behind a row of houses

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Evening

Grappa and frozen grapes

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sorting out the tomatoes. Nothing changes come the equinox.

Forest of tomato plants

Waste

Fruit

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Put pheasants in the slow cooker overnight

Pheasant browning in a frying pan

Baby onions browning in a frying pan

Pheasant, mushrooms, onions and red wine

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

A cushion with the slogan “MAYBE
SWEARING WILL HELP”

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Have a bum

Hermes in Kelvingrove

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

We’ve got two thermal goblets just for drinking on trains. They have stems you can attach.

Whisky and travel mug

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Legs in a bath, iPad and wine on the side

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Garden dining

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Mallard

Roast mallard dinner

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Garden remodelling been happening

Tiled garden area with gazebo

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Meatballs in a tomato sauce

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Haggis meatballs browning in a pan

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Haggis, mince, shallots, breadcrumbs, Parmesan and eggs

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Chicken Balmoral, tatties and neeps

Chicken Balmoral, tatties and neeps and whisky sauce

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

And whisky sauce. First shallots.

Shallots and butter

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Chicken Balmoral

Chicken breasts stuffed with haggis

Chicken breasts stuffed with haggis and swaddled in bacon.

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hump day coffee mug

A kilt flying high

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

That aside, I’ve got a bloody walking stick

My walking stick

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Normal fucking sunglasses

These “smart” glasses come with zero AI and zero cameras. Designed to block the sun, not send data to the cloud.

Nobody at the beach asked if I was recording them.

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Done segue to knives?

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My man fitted these. Very effective.

Arm protecting silicone on oven shelves.

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Slumming it at Paddington

GWR Lounge

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I should go on holiday more often

My pedometer numbers. Holiday days are way better for incidental exercise.

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

We saw seals

Seals basking

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Difficult holiday decisions to make

Bottles of beer and cider

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Seeing this one left behind brought tears to my eyes.

Bear

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Picked up some journey reading @jonnelledge.bsky.social

HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN
47 BORDERS
JONN ELLEDGE
The Stories Behind the
Lines on Our Maps

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Wow

Henry Cyril Paget

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

My kids would’ve been very happy with this

WARNING
CHILDREN LEFT
UNATTENDED WILL BE SOLD TO THE CIRCUS

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Taking out the post war baby boom, it looks like we’re still just hovering around the mean for births rather than seeing a large decline. Over 18s tending to stay at home later will have an impact on the demand. www.data.gov.uk/collections/... migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...

Chart of fluctuating UK birth rates

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

I’ve received these and no instructions

Pasta tools

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Mixed dough

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Pasta

Dough in a mixer

Tagliatelle

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Stove top coffee pot

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Cooked ham, pineapple and sweetcorn pizza

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Han and pineapple on a pizza

Pizza

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

8 potential pizzas

8 balls of pizza dough

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hmm. Yeast’s a bit lively.

Foaming mug of yeast

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Woohoo. Going to sing this in the spring.

KARL JENKINS: SYMPHONIC ADIEMUS
vocal score
KARL JENKINS
SYMPHONIC ADIEMUS
vocal score
BOOSEY C'HAWKES

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I prefer this one

Claude the dog

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Seems I’ve mentally simplified over the years, or they had a different formula 30 years ago.

Ingredients (ingredients and allergens may be subject to change, so it is important you check the labels supplied in each delivery).
Spices (Paprika, Mustard Flour, Celery Seed, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Cloves, Coriander Seed, Nutmeg, Allspice), Salt, Sugar, Herbs (Bay Leaves, Thyme, Basil, Rosemary, Savory), Anti-Caking Agent (Silicon Dioxide)
Features
Old Bay Seasoning Spice Mix for seafood, chicken, meats, veggies and more, Born in the bay, loved across the USA, A bold blend of 14 herbs and spices, No added preservatives, MSG, artificial flavours or colours, Season, sprinkle and shake straight from the bottle, Available in three bold flavours

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I’ve got some chicken thigh meat to use up, so I’m preparing @nigella.bsky.social’s Oven Chicken Shawarma. Page 157 of Simply Nigella, but also online at www.nigella.com/recipes/oven...

Spices on a plate

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Picky tea

Foods

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Sometimes you just need some…

Can of Inch’s cider

Andy @andymb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Only these. I used them when the boys earnt pocket money but I was waiting for someone to pay me.

Bank of daddy cheque