Random Stuff - Garden, Empty Basket, Comment Positivity, Broken Finger

[@Fairyfink]

Only Mr Shrimp can weave such a tale from the breaking of a finger, with cardboard hand props building to the sense of relief at the end, that no eggs were broken: just a finger.

[@ForbiddenChocolate]

Truth!

[@Tsnafu]

Those potatoes probably saved your knee. You should investigate root vegetable based body armour when you're back to full speed 😄

[@ethyhayes]

Dear Mr M. Shrimp. The comment positivity section has me wanting to share this slightly personal story. My fiancé was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer a few months back and she is undergoing chemotherapy currently. She is normally the sane one of our partnership, so supporting her through this experience has been extremely taxing on myself. The whole situation has been, to put it lightly, horrific. I have found real comfort in your back log or videos, especially "weird stuff in a can". There is something about your presentation and content which brings me great comfort. I understand a comment such as this from a stranger on the internet may feel peculiar. But you should take great pride in what you have created on KZbin; I am sure I am not alone in finding comfort during difficult periods through your videos. All the best, and a happy festive period.

[@happycamper4thewin]

Your fiancé has a wonderful and special partner! Prayers and healing thoughts to her ❤

[@tsurugizaki]

I'm sorry to hear that. Cancer is the worst. Wishing both of you all the best.

[@danecarter5454]

We watched a lot of Atomic Shrimp videos while my partner went through cancer treatment too. She got the all clear a couple of years ago. I hope you have the same outcome.

[@sarahstrong7174]

All the best. I was only given 30% chance of survival but have survived over 5 years now & seem to be free of cancer. It helps to talk to your subconscious mind and to be really clear on what you want. The subconscious mind is your friend having many abilities to influence physical processes.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Peace Health & Happiness, sounds great to me. Thankyou so much. Wishing you & all your family a very happy Christmas & an excellent 2024.

[@ColleenMarble]

I have been unexpectedly invested in your finger. You mentioned that you would share the story, and then a few videos went by without the story. I found myself wondering, from time to time, how did Atomic Shrimp break his finger? Funny, isn't it, how we can become so curious about the lives of people we only know online. I loved your story of how you broke it, complete with custom graphics, animation, and a reenactment. Glad you are on the mend. 🙂

[@rdefaoite9413]

“With the willing assistance of haste, gravity and stone masonry”! 😂😂😂 You tell the story so well!

[@reijngoud]

Makes sense to not burn those logs. Got to respect your elder's ;)

[@hannakinn]

Haha, love it!😅

[@ArtistFormerlyKnownAsShitlord]

You win the internet today, dude. 😃

[@JessicaSterling]

hahahaha

[@Pooky-Cat]

'specially your dead elders 😮

[@oz_jones]

*groan*

[@btyc]

I sometimes feel it’s disappointing when your foraging doesn’t turn up anything for the basket, but then I think that’s just the nature of foraging as an activity and also the small joy when you will eventually find something and discover those new hidden locations for your new home region that are productive. Here’s to learning the land 🎉

[@Fluxicity]

More wheelbarrow-cam, please! That looked fun 😁

[@gitmoholliday5764]

maybe a whole other niche YT wheelbarrow channel 😊

[@1aapmens]

this summer I saw 3 (juvenile) spotted woodpeckers foraging on a smallish (2 inch) dead branch I'd left leaning against a fence.

[@jonmurph589]

By far the most wonderfully detailed description of a broken finger I have heard in many a winter. It's always worth hanging in there until the end of your videos. Well done, and Merry Christmas to all at Shrimp HQ.

[@Lyran7]

I've never broken anything in my life so it was interesting (and very painful sounding ) to me lol

[@camsy83]

I especially enjoyed the animation of the flailing legs 😂

[@jonmurph589]

@@camsy83 same, actually laughed out loud 😂

[@ahandsomefridge]

Everything about that was peak entertainment, didn't think I needed that but I did.

[@JessicaSterling]

The flailing legs had me in tears! :D @@camsy83

[@bethwaltz2607]

The basket might be empty today, but those mossy greens are a feast for the eyes!

[@SEiiBUTSU]

Wheelbarrow cam is the best addition to the channel. More in 2024 please

[@BsktImp]

It's all those little factoids and nuggets of info that Atomic Shrimp drops effortlessly that I enjoy.

[@philipmckeon8944]

Only a true genius can make a video of his broken finger and make it so God dam interesting! I love all your content but some just… off the charts. Happy Christmas to you and Jennie. Oh of course dogo too. 🌲☃️🎉🎅🏼 👍

[@minimumsky5]

For some reason I found the animation you made of you struggling to catch your balance hilarious, I think it just managed to perfectly capture the sudden panic your entire body feels in moments like that! I hope your finger heals up well, I've broken a few bones before and I'd never wish it on anyone else. Merry Christmas!

[@PawsOnTheBalcony]

Now, I usually get a bit queazy when I see or hear about other people's injuries - but your wonderful dramatic reenactment of how you broke your fingers was just incredibly charming and not gross at all ❤. Also, kudos for setting your own bone back in place correctly. I hope all goes well with the healing, and Merry Christmas to you, Jenny and Eva 🌲🎁

[@mgratk]

Well, nice injury story Mike but we all know you fought off a ninja attack. So modest. And thanks for the Random Stuff video, a great Christmas present, as they seem to be my favorite. MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours and to everyone in the comments!!!

[@UpLateGeek]

Glad to hear you're on the mend. I had a similar fall in 2002, when I went to watch Resident Evil at the cinema, although mine was slightly worse. I was rushing down the aisle to get a foot rest (booster cushion for young kids) when my foot caught the tread on one of the tier landings, and I went flying over several metres, clear over a flight of stairs, and broke the fall on my hands. I got up and dusted myself off, then went to pick up the cushion and thought it was strange when I couldn't close my hand to grab it. So I picked it up with my other hand and went back to my seat. A few minutes later my friend noticed a lump on my wrist, which I thought was weird, so I tried to push on it, and it was a little painful. After the movie, my friend said I should go to the hospital, so I compromised by going to the 24 hour medical centre, but they just told me their x-ray department was closed for the night, and I had to go to the hospital. I waited 3 hours in the emergency room, probably because I said no when they asked if it was painful (I have an extremely high tolerance for pain), but eventually I got an x-ray and they told me it was broken. Took 3 surgeries and over 13 weeks in a cast to heal.

[@SierraNovemberKilo]

Wow, that is a seriously unpleasant injury that you wouldn't want to actively create. I've managed to trip myself up on my own shoes on a gravel path and landed very heavily on my hip - several months of discomfort and the obligatory deep purple-yellow-green tattoo. I suspect you'll probably have to used a finger exerciser to get some muscle back after having it strapped up for so long. I wish you the speediest recovery and hope you don't suffer any permanent difficulties afterwards. Merry this time of year to you and all at Shrimp Cottage.

[@kin_ja]

good day when atomic shrimp uploads

[@heatherroberts2961]

We have a black mulberry - a patio one that's supposed to be a dwarf variety, but we planted it in the ground and it's not so dwarf now! 😂 It fruits twice a year: in late spring/ summer on old wood, and again in autumn on new wood. The first harvest is definitely the better quality one - the autumn fruit tends to be attacked by fruit flies and can go mouldy in the damper/ cooler weather. The fruit should be VERY dark red when ripe, almost black - I've read that it won't ripen any more once picked, and spoils very quickly, so a lot of the second harvest is lost to the frost as I can't bring it inside to finish ripening just before the frost hits. 😢 Our mulberry tree did get knocked back quite a bit the first couple of winters. I'd suggest looking for a sunny but sheltered spot when planting out, as it does better if protected from cold winds. It took a full two years before we got a reasonable harvest, but it is so worth it. My family all say that mulberry jam is their favourite, and I've never seen fresh mulberries for sale anywhere.

[@d.randrowlands7657]

I find even small-diameter elder sticks useful as dowels. Several years ago, my mother's old, real rattan furniture needed repair. The very soft wood seat had detached from the rattan frame. She had tried putting screws in but as you may know, rattan does not hold screws well. My original plan was to glue a 15 mm/ 5/8" dowel into the seat so that there would be more "meat" and I fashioned a more-or-less straight dowel from some elder trimmings. At which point it occurred to me that just the dowel may be enough. Elder is quite a hard wood. It easily compressed the rattan and soft wood of the chair, and, not being straight, the other fibers reformed around it. Once inserted and glued, the dowel was not coming out. If you did not know where to look, you would not spot the repair, and the elder has easily supported the weight of whoever has sat in the chair all these years. Elder is now my wood of choice for making dowels.

[@gerardmcquade9102]

the detail about the bags was very unexpected and surprising, glad you never got any broken glass in you too from those jars

[@Alicat231999]

The story of the broken finger was so beautifully told and illustrated. Haven't laughed that much at a video in ages!

[@undineskrastina9787]

Really love seeing how knowledgeable and still keen to learn you are, and the broken finger story was amazingly detailed. Best of wishes for your healing.

[@eloquentsarcasm]

Oof, your finger story made me remember my own mishap a year ago. Chopping a VERY stubborn round of oak, I eventually got it sectioned and scooped up an armload. I marched across the yard in triumph, ready to show off the results of my Herculean efforts when exactly like you, a tiny bump between paving tiles sent me for a tumb!e. In my case, my head was the main point of impact, but thankfully it's mostly empty and of no consequence. What little grey matter I started with was thoughtfully removed for me by the Army. Best wishes for you, Jenny and Eva this Christmas, may you be safe, warm and stuffed with good food!

[@Beth51008]

I feel so bad for laughing but the segment about your broken finger had me laughing. Great animation, story telling and loved the props 😂 Glad you are okay x

[@VorpalSlade]

That finger is exactly the only bone in my body I've broken! Mine was just as unglamourous: I stuck my hand out playing softball in PE at school and felt a sharp snap as the ball hit my hand. Held up my hand, and the little finger was stuck bent 90 degrees further backwards than usual. No pain. I called the teacher over, who laughed with me about how stupid the injury was and sent me home. I went to the hospital and by then the pain had really intensified; I went through a very similar treatment process to yours (with added relocating of the finger while on gas and air, during which I felt a split-second of the most intense pain I've ever felt in my life just as I sucked in on the gas at the precise moment they relocated it). Turns out, upon further X-rays, that it was indeed dislocated, but the top of the Proximal Phalanx - i.e. the first knuckle on the finger - had shattered during the relocation!

[@JudyReadsCards]

Likewise, my same and only (so far) broken bone. And broken in a similar manner to yours, trying to catch a lobbed volleyball before it spent the next 3 minutes ricocheting around the court. But there, mercifully for me, the similarity ends. Your experience sounds absolutely appalling and I'm so sorry you went through that. 😳

[@jensissons5709]

loved the re-enactment. Very funny with the cardboard cut out and the spinning legs!

[@bethenecampbell6463]

I can totally relate to your need to grind down that wonky bit of pavement that caused your fall. I once was attacked by a page of poorly placed wall calendar. It flew up in the breeze caused by a coworker exiting and managed to get me right in the eye. It scratched my cornea and I ended up at the clinic retelling the story several times. When they'd finally finished with me I returned to work, piratical eye patch in place, and removed the offending calendar. My eyeball has made a full recovery. I now use only year at a glance calendars, well anchored at top and bottom. Hope your finger heals quickly. I adored the animated reenactment. I need to learn how to do that...

[@btyc]

I am so excited about the prospect of a Shrimp series where you construct your mountain man retreat in your patch of woodland. My mind’s eye is already imagining a order and eclectic and comfortable space for you to work in and relax

[@oliverg6864]

Hey so idk of you've ever thought of this, but given your love for mushrooms, have you ever thought of innoculating cut logs with fungus? There are kits you can even buy for specific species of mushroom. Apparently it works best with freshly cut logs. Seeing your pile of logs made me think of it, then you could farm mushrooms!

[@likebot.]

"Getting your eye in" is a skill I discovered in my youth, but for a different reason than foraging for berries or seaglass. When I dropped a thing and looked for it sometimes it was nearly impossible to find, but I found I could speed up the hunt if I had another item like it, for example a small eyeglasses screw, I would drop it on the floor to see what it looks like and how it behaves when dropped.

[@AtomicShrimp]

That's a great idea! I sometimes have this thing I sort of say in my head over and over so for instance looking for fossils : "if I was an ammonite, where would I be?". It seems to serve a similar function

[@Jordankettell]

Watching Mike potter around his garden is one of my favourite ways to relax!

[@Izlemder]

The story of how you broke your finger agonized me. But dang, it was explained with such rich details that I couldn't stop watching. Get well soon!

[@ockelboi9948]

I really needed that walk! And I have to say, the ones along town streets are so lovely and cosy. More of those please!!

[@rachelb6040]

Your illustrations put my boyfriend and myself in stitches…not that we were laughing at your pain, but at the humor and effort you put into explaining what happened. You have a way with words… I have been playing your videos for background noise, and we love them, but your voice also puts our 90 pound Doberman at ease. And after a long day of working and then cleaning the house, sometimes a KZbin video of hunting for mushrooms and weird things in a can helps us to relax, but also calm our gentle beast of a dog to settle down. Hope your hand heals swiftly and that you find some mushrooms to forage!!!

[@himynameishelen]

Wishing you a speedy recovery, but more than that I just have to share that I was actively eating the precise same type of rosemary crackers you showed from your shopping as I watched this. Not an important fact, but one of those odd coincidences that nonetheless pleased me- They're extremely nice little crackers, so I hope you've enjoyed some with something equally tasty on top this festive season!

[@President_Starscream]

The animations and demonstrations accompanying the broken finger story were just brilliant. Not to discount the seriousness of an injury, but I was both entertained and amused.

[@jenesisjones6706]

I don't know if Comfrey grows where you are, but if it does, then I suggest you plant some. It's old time name is "knit bone"...and it truly DOES help with broken bones and sprains. I have always grown it- especially when my kids were a lot younger. ( My youngest is over 40 now 🙃). Just pick a nice leaf, mash it up, place it over the area, wrap it in a soft cloth or bandage. You can repeat/change it. It truly helps with things like tripping over a trailer bar in the dark...I can vouch for it . If you think it's a bit prickly- mash it up and put it on a soft cloth.

[@AlisonBryen]

The beautiful call of the Jackdaws at the beginning warmed my heart!

[@jensgoerke3819]

I love the different "War of the Worlds" interpretations.

[@jaciem]

"Getting your eye in" happens in proofreading as well - after copy editing for decades, I can't turn it off, which can get really annoying when I'm just trying to read for pleasure! Thank you for a lovely walk in the woods on this cold Brooklyn morning!

[@bethwaltz2607]

Your remark about the never retired, ever-open copy editor's eye struck a nerve. Do wish I had a dollar for every its/it's error I spot in the local media! * I also did some continuity work and can't watch a show without checking the clocks and props. As you say, it's really annoying to see what's now passed for public view.

[@LynneMann-p3m]

Made me wince when you were describing how you injured your finger, it was this night last year when I had a bad fall while delivering christmas cards to the neighbours. Silly me for not having a torch with me! I tripped and fell over a small wall (not much of a wall as it only about six inches high!) Anyway, down I went and when i tried to push myself up I nearly passed out with the pain. All I could do was lie there until my boyfriend, who was delivering cards on the other side of our road, came to look for me and found me lying in a dip in the neighbour's lane. I spent 23 hours in A&E with my arm hanging out of it's socket and broken in two places. I was in total agony all that time despite being given regular doses of morphine. Eventually they gave me a general anesthetic and finally got my arm back in place. It's been a year of physio, it's been a hard slog but my arm is a lot better now. It'll never be as good as it was but in another six months it should be as good as it's going to get. Apparently it was an horrific break, with the bone splintered vertically rather than horizontally. When you were describing your fall, I was totally there with you with everything you said! I literally went cold hearing about your finger bending the wrong way! Horrendous! 😱 Take care, hope it heals well. Xxx

[@CineMiamParis]

Can’t wait for the Eva Truffle Training series ! Merry Christmas to you, Mike, hope the finger gets better soon. Best wishes to Jenny and Eva. Peace, health, and truffles to all!

[@BloodAsp]

The medical jumping off point is much appreciated! I stayed a bit for the story, skipped the medical bits, and continued with the after collection. Merry Christmas friends!

[@davehedgehogUK]

I'm kinda shocked anything on Earth had the strength to break Mike's Pringle fingers. Merry Christmas to you and Jenny. Have a good one 👍

[@countesscable]

I love the sound of forest leaves crunching underfoot: wonderfully relaxing and soporific.

[@Smooshes786]

Thank you for making days happier for many. A very happy, healthy and festive season to you, Jenny, Eva and all those you love. I do have a broken toe story that includes the sticking up bit- suffice to say, when someone says “let me help you with that blanket”,…don’t. I also reset and got the talk- no way I would have waited 45 min to get to Emerg. either.

[@arolamorre]

First we had volunteer squashes and now sacrificial potatoes! Great video as usual; get well soon.

[@annieclaire2348]

Happy Christmas Mike, Jenny and Eva! Thank you for your wonderful, interesting, entertaining and enjoyable videos this year! Glad the finger is on the mend! Cheers, Annie in Australia 🇦🇺

[@rmil4531]

Merry Christmas, you are simply my favourite You Tuber. The finger article got me at the bone flake but I managed to the end and was delighted to hear only two potatoes were damaged! Thank you for giving me such superb entertaining videos plus a much greater knowledge of many things. 🧑🏻‍🎄🎄🧑🏻‍🎄

[@fatabelly]

Absolutely loved your rendition of War Of The Worlds…The Jeff Wayne version is a huge favourite of mine. Hope the finger heals quickly and hope you have a great Christmas Mike, all the best!

[@Shaun.Stephens]

I enjoyed it too, and wondered how many people knew what it was (I knew from the first line). The Jeff Wayne version is also popular with me and I think that's what Mike was going for (getting his Richard Burton on).

[@teagan6828]

the absolute hilarity of the outro music being titled "Shattered Paths"...!

[@Amontadillo]

i really do appreciate how much you take care to mention things your viewers might not be able or willing to handle (flickering, injury descriptions, and several other things throughout the videos).

[@crex8751]

Happy to hear you were treated very appropriately after you're injury, I had a similar injury to my middle finger in April following a bad landing while skydiving. I went to A and E, they took xrays and strapped it up. I was contacted by my doctor a week later and was explained what had happened, and what corse of treatment would be administered. He told me that if the swelling didn't subside or if the finger didn't return to normal function after 6-8 weeks then further treatment would be nessasary, 8 weeks passed and the injury wasn't much better, so I got back in contact with my doctor, got an appointment and a prescription for some ibuprofen gel to massage the finger with was given. Here I am 8 months later, the finger is still swollen and I can't bent it fully, very disappointed in the care and handling of my injury by the NHS. So glad you have had a better triage exp than me.

[@redv.7686]

Listening to your explanation of how you broke your fingers mortified me. It was also highly educational on what happened and how one should be wary of their surroundings, as well as to make the path safer for visitors and home owners alike. Still, I'm horrified by series of events that led to your injured fingers. May you have a smooth recovery, Mr. M. A. Shrimp!

[@kodey99]

Just wanted to let you know that the random stuff videos are my most favourite video series. I always look forward to them. They are so varied, you can never guess what will be coming up next! A great mix of everything. And you do such a good job of making it all so interesting to watch! So thank you for all the time you spend on these (and all the other) videos. I particularly loved the short, but excellent, section of wheelbarrow cam in this one. And the War of the Worlds intro. Glad to hear your finger is on the mend and I wish you, Jenny and Eva a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

[@DJKLProductions]

Thank you for this Hollywood-quality re-enactment of your finger-breaking accident!

[@DudokX]

Ouch, but that was a superb injury report. Maybe even better than the professional workplace safety people at my workplace would come up with to show on the next training if this kind of workplace incident would occur. I wish you a fast recovery!

[@gmonkman]

Great vid. Elder burns no problem, its good for getting the fire going before putting on the bigger logs.

[@EastWind123]

I will be very interested to see how you go about creating your mountain-man hut. I live in the mountains of Pennsylvania, amongst almost nothing BUT woodland, and I think a mountain-woman hut might be just the thing. Merry Christmas to all at Shrimp Cottage!

[@robchissy]

Watching videos like this make you appreciate what our ancestors had to go through before there were shops or even before trade was invented, all the hunting and foraging they had to do just to survive

[@Mr.Rude.]

Just watch you don't get blinded, deafened, electrocuted or sliced up when you go at that hexed flagstone with the angle grinder.

[@italiana626sc]

Very nice blow-by-blow (quite literally) description of your injury. Wishing you speedy healing and hoping you're victorious in the long-awaited pickle jar opening contest! 😄

[@philrobbie1670]

id been saving this video for a chilled bit of time, i watched it while eating a steak and vege pie id made, i actually enjoyed the broken finger story/explanation the most, the mechanics of such an everyday incident are fascinating when put under the proverbial microscope. i wish you better luck in future, both with unruly footpaths and the foraging of fungi

[@HotelPapa100]

Elder used to be planted as a protective tree around the homestead. It was said to ban bad spirits. Burning it would release them. I honor such traditions regardless of my belief in them.

[@PokeMaster22222]

Elder's supposedly "protective", being able to "ban bad spirits"? I wonder if JK Rowling was aware of this superstition when she created the 'Elder Wand'; said to be the most powerful wand in the Harry Potter world. I guess that power would be "protective" in combat, but doesn't help against backstabbings or other sneak attacks - and as for the "ban bad spirits" part...both Grindelwald and Voldemort were able to hold and use the Wand, and the second man had even spent time as an evil spirit (albeit before ever getting his hands on the Elder Wand), so clearly that part's been ignored. Just a bit of idle curiosity, after I learned of Elder's superstition.

[@lindaclark7]

Thank you so much for this perfectly timed video. A comment positivity treat was just the tonic I needed today 😊. Loved the whole video as always but you particularly had me laughing out loud when you started reciting war of the worlds and also your broken finger anecdote. Thanks for the chuckles. Have a very well deserved festive holiday and happy new year to you, Jenny and Eva, from Belfast.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

You and UK Wildcrsfts are my favourite foraging channels. I'm not tech savvy enough to use a phone app, so my NY resolution is to learn to identify useful plants. Grew up in the country, but forgot much of what I knew as a child. Thank you for your loved videos.

[@Dr_Ainz]

A lot of people comment about how this channel's content is helping them find a moment of peace during hectic, stressful, or otherwise trying times in their lives. I think that's a great point of value, and I'm glad it helps in that manner. It certainly is always relaxing to watch a fresh Shrimp video. For me, personally, it's a godsend of rewatchable goodness for the occasional in-bed-all-day-with-a-hangover event. Not quite the same level of significance, I suppose, as helping someone navigate personal trauma, but much appreciated nonetheless.

[@randomgoose]

I'm glad the shopping survived! Two potatoes were a valiant sacrifice

[@marybeaird6171]

Good on you for creating a log pile for beetles. You may have to wait 7+ years but I hope you are in the right part of the country for stag beetles. I used to see them in my garden when I lived in London, but now I'm in the north west I don't get them any more. I believe it's something to do with a line of chalky deposits that crosses the country around Hampshire (I used to live there too and the water was so soft and chalky it came out of the tap looking like watered down milk!) But anyway, the chalk means less rotting wood and creates a gap over which the beetles can't spread although I think they have got to Yorkshire. I _hope_ you are on the right side of the chalk for stag beetles. They are amazing little beasts, especially when they take to the air.

[@denimcreations]

Merry Christmas from Tennessee USA. I enjoy your channel; love humor and variety of skills. So happy to see you and Jenny enjoying the new location. I think you are both wonderful.

[@HerRoliness]

Merry Christmas Mike! Your videos are a high point of my weeks, thank you for sharing yourself and your life and interests with us ^__^

[@gnomespace]

Nosework. You should be able to get some truffle oil of the sort, so dope that onto the tip of a q-tip or other swab, and put that in a little plastic sample bottle with one of those snap-on lids. Taking care not to contaminate your hands or clothes, put it in the yard and reward her at the slightest interest in it. Make hides a little harder, etc. Partner and I did nosework for several years, to the point that I had my girl sniff the lid of an old pipe (a smell she was not unfamiliar with) and she found the stem in a 15 acres field. Eva can do it! Rix got a nosework title at 16 yo and had 3 flats and a bad engine.

[@penkaur]

Wow that was an extensive and detailed description of your injury. I didn't expect that😂 merry Christmas dear Mike.

[@ohkaymo]

Thank you for all of the joy you've brought us, and wishing the whole Atomic Shrimp family all the best for the holidays and new year!

[@tsurugizaki]

My mum tripped over our front doorstep in a similar fashion and broke her wrist quite recently - it's good you got away with just a broken finger! (And that you're apparently good at popping joints and bones back in place.) Hope it's not hurting too much any more, and I hope it heals well in general. Regaining normal movement can be tricky. Wishing a wonderful Christmas to you and Mrs Shrimp!

[@AjiNoPanda]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you, Jenny, Eva and all your friends and family. Hope your finger heals quickly and without any issue!

[@SheyD78]

As someone living in Brisbane, Australia and suffering through 35+ degree heat (celcius), seeing this video is an enviable window into another world. I'll say this though, that reading of War of the Worlds gave me chills, the cold is doing good work in that regard! Thanks for the video on the injury, almost too descriptive but very educational none the less.

[@Siobhan_Shivaun]

I was absolutely riveted by the story of your broken finger, the stunt work by the cardboard hand doing the reenactment was superb, Oscar worthy stuff! Hope it wasnt as horrifyingly painful as it sounded! 😱 Merry Christmas to all at Shrimp HQ , thank you for the hugely enjoyable vlogs all year!!

[@brianartillery]

Another top video. I sympathise woth you about the broken finger, having broken a couple - one very badly, the other cracked - nearly a year ago. The fruitless fungi hunt (that almost sounds like a childrens' picture book title) made me think: now you are in Dorset, you could do worse than contact the forager and author, John Wright. He could possibly give you a steer as to where you could find fungi in the area. He's written several books, one of which, 'The Foragers' Calendar' (#notspon), is very useful indeed. You actually sound like the great 'Whispering' Bob Harris, from The Old Grey Whistle Test. And that's a good thing.

[@Serisar]

Man that voice makes me crave for a "Sick Shrimp Audiobook", too bad it requires pain and suffering. Wish you a speedy recovery!

[@tuomollo]

Apart from the log piles, it is also nice to put some smaller branches and leaves so hedgehogs can spend the winter under. Hedgehogs are beneficial for your garden.

[@Qrtuop]

Omg I almost fainted at the finger story. Serves me right for listening

[@markfergerson2145]

I’m 71 and have never broken a bone. Never broken a potato either but I’m not sure that’s relevant. (Not bragging- it’s largely dumb luck) Have you been too cheerful lately to tell us more about Slaughter Valley? It’s one of my favorite fictional (I hope) places, wherever it may be this week.

[@aatheus]

Glad that you were not injured worse! May your healing and new year go well.

[@lukebostwick1070]

Out of the shopping that you mentioned I would've thought it would be the potatoes that survived and the fragile stuff broken, mildly interesting.

[@richardhudson8980]

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Jenny, Eva and yourself from the Hudson household in Gillingham, Dorset. Looking forward to my weekly Atomic Shrimp sessions in 2024.

[@Chiaros]

I have a rabbit and was told to not use elder wood shavings for its habitat. Toxic to it, apparently. maybe burning them in an enclosed space is bad for humans, too?

[@littlemiss_76]

The bush walk was interesting I find it fascinating different types of scrubs in different parts of the world. Broken finger YOUCH!! War of the World's ..Hope you, Jenny and family including doggo have a great 🎄🎇

[@liserjones8465]

I am still getting wild strawberries in Liverpool! And my wild garlic and daffodils have started coming up! The seasons are definitely shifting!

[@m.5018]

Merry Christmas and a injury free happy healthy fungi filled New Year to you.

[@gailgulliver8970]

Thank you Mike I just love to listen to your story's ..x

[@applegal3058]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you Mike, and to all your wonderful fans!

[@dajosh42069]

Merry Christmas. Love your videos. Glad you're going to be ok, but sorry to hear about the injury in the first place! I'm looking forward to another fantastic year of content. :)

[@trishblackburn8094]

That was one story and reinactment of a broken finger that I have ever seen and I hope it gets better soon.i love your videos relaxing and soothing,everything in it's own time.the new jack Hargreaves thankyou and merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@TheIantoJones]

So happy to hear you are getting better. Thank you for this video!

[@laurensplompen]

A speedy recovery, and happy holidays to you and yours!

[@louisesuth8141]

Happy Christmas Mr Shrimp, thanks for your company over the year