Andy Gardiner

Andy Gardiner

@andygardiner.bsky.social

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

Scandalous that the curlew was so underappreciated. Clearly not enough people know the joy of hearing curlews call across a drizzly moor.

Jamie Douglass@jamesldouglass.bsky.social

Pine martens are objectively the coolest thing here. I am minded of Mark Corrigan's observation about "people"

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Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

@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.

Louise Tucker@louisehtucker.bsky.social

What are you doing 6-8 November? Come and join me and five other writers for a writing retreat in the North Northumberland countryside. Write all weekend, talk about your w-i-p or idea, be fed and watered or just sit in front of the fire with tea and cake and think. More info: louisehtucker.com

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

@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.

Louise Tucker@louisehtucker.bsky.social

What are you doing 6-8 November? Come and join me and five other writers for a writing retreat in the North Northumberland countryside. Write all weekend, talk about your w-i-p or idea, be fed and watered or just sit in front of the fire with tea and cake and think. More info: louisehtucker.com

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

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

Mark Wallace@wallaceme.bsky.social

Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads.

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

Watched him pitch 8.2 innings in a 12th inning victory v Kansas City in 2016. Already something of a veteran then. Great stuff.

Casey Drottar@caseydrottar.bsky.social

My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound.

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Shawn Connery
@shawnconnery.bsky.social

I must try that in my profession: Dear Congress: "Biotech could be a risk to humanity as a whole!" BTW, I run it.

The Associated Press@apnews.com

BREAKING: Heads of major AI firms warn the UN that without intervention, "AI could be a risk to humanity as a whole".

bit.lyHeads of AI firms tell UN Security Council that it could be a risk to all humanityThe heads of major artificial intelligence firms pleaded with the United Nations to set controls over the burgeoning technology they are designing in order to save the world — or at least its people.
Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

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Louise Tucker@louisehtucker.bsky.social

I have a new website, www.louisehtucker.com, made by me, to advertise my NEW writing retreats in gorgeous north Northumberland, local Artist's Way classes in Berwick and my own writing. Come and visit!

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Louise Tucker
@louisehtucker.bsky.social

A little glory for Monday: 10km of the Northumberland Coast Path, Bamburgh to Belford. I’ve started volunteering as a warden so I check my section for hazards every few months. @andygardiner.bsky.social’s been telling me about the biggest, phoning the signalman to cross the railway, for years...

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

Every, fan, pundit, casual watcher could see that was wrong. But we stop the game for five minutes so that a qualified referee can fuck it up. In no way is this better than when refs and linos occasionally (very occasionally) got it wrong.

Andy Gardiner@andygardiner.bsky.social

Seriously, what's the point? www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

bbc.co.ukReferees body admits error of judgement over Erling Haaland derby winnerThe Premier League refereeing body Pro Ref admits an error of judgement in awarding Erling Haaland's winner in the Manchester derby.

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Dreadnought Holiday
@dreadships.bsky.social

Stupid Cnut

Emma Yeomans@yeomans.bsky.social

Extreme right-wing protesters are in a stand-off with the RNLI in Portsmouth. The group, led by Danny Tommo, are waist-deep in the sea and threatening to go "under the water" if police try to arrest them. Six lifeboats monitoring. Volunteer rescuers giving up their evening for this.

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

For those who know her* and may have missed it yesterday, @louisehtucker.bsky.social has finally joined Bluesky. Do follow her for wit and wisdom on writing, books, food, cooking etc. Also, expect photos of hills and beaches. *and for those who don't

Louise Tucker@louisehtucker.bsky.social

I'm not allowed any more cookbooks, unless I've worked on them, but since Nights Out at Home was so excellent (the Wigmore toastie!; the late lamented Y Ming's hotpot!; Tayyabs lamb chops!), this one might sneak onto my shelves.

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

@dsnorthnorth.bsky.social you’ve been keen to protect children from the harms of social media. It would be great if you could work also on advertising like this and regulating the behaviour of Meta etc.

Jim Waterson@jim.londoncentric.media

I’ll raise you this Facebook/Meta advert from last week that offered the chance to tell an AI child exactly what to do and she’d do it!

Andy Gardiner
@andygardiner.bsky.social

Not normally a big fan of chard but The Green Shop in Berwick had some this week that was irresistibly bright and fresh. So trying @nigella.bsky.social recipe for spaghetti with chard and anchovies.