BerryBunch Family @Berrybunchfamily@dingdash.com

Crafty Christmas 2021, Blooper, Audio Test

https://youtu.be/D4snt_stnqA

We hadn't been able to film for nearly 2 months, so thought we'd test the audio so our middle son could sort everything out after such a long break.

But being told to just talk normally for a while, usually doesn't work out as he hopes it will.

So we had some fun!

The BerryBunch

Did some baking today 😊 Another first, since October.

One for a colleague of Jo's who took on a bunch of Jo's work so she could have less t so, due to me being ill

Managed to hand it to her this evening, when I dropped off Jo at work.

Baked a second one at the same time for us. Gonna ice that one shortly for the morning tea and cake moment we can now have 🙂

This time next month we should, God willing, be getting ready to be unpacking the vans at our new home.....

Wasn't quite a posh restaurant meal on our 25th anniversary. But, sometimes you have to grab what you can, when you can. Only 5 weeks late!

So, since I took Jo to work and back, we grabbed a couple of chicken burgers and found a layby in the countryside and had a Day Date 🙂

Andy B

i just read a Facebook post from "UK Government"

ok, yes it was about a mass vaccination event at Wembley Stadium, so some clever person said 'help give covid the boot' in reference to Wembley

but, the vaccine can't be booted away

it can't stop transmission or slow or reduce spreading it

it can't stop you dying

however, it "may" help prevent you suffering badly or for less time, but plenty of people still, sadly, die from covid, even with jabs

but it won't stop you spreading or catching or suffering from covid. and it won't get rid of covid

i'm not anti-vax. i'm so definitely not against medical help (i'm on 3 daily meds to keep me alive)

but i'm utterly fed up of the polarising lies about what the vaccine will do

i'd say this on facebook, but, honestly, why bother

i've not posted like this before. but i truly hate misinformation - where was the fact check warning on that post?!?

grr

i'm off for a hot chocolate

Andy B

@tanjaostman @MaryMamuzich

this thought just popped into my head

when I was walking up a steep hill one day, someone told me to stop looking up. because it can be quite psychologically demotivating to see how much further you have to go

and i'm sure that is a very sensible thing while walking up a hill

but there are two issues with that as a Christian

if we look at our feet, we won't know where we're going.

or, to put that one another way - and far more importantly - we won't see WHO we're going towards

because Christianity isn't just a journey to a destination

it's a journey to a person; to a 'Him'

also, if we only ever look down at our feet, we won't be enjoying the journey we are on

just a mini thought that popped into my head which i thought i'd share with my DingDash family

let's look up to our guide, who already know the twists and turns of the journey ahead

First solo drive today 🙂

I'm taking Jo to work today, so I'll be on my own, doing my thing, for the very first time

I think it helped that, yesterday, I received a phone call from the hospital anti-coagulation unit, checking on how I was doing at 3 weeks since starting the blood thinners, and to see if I had any concerns etc

I got the same advice from that sweet lady, once again - it'll be in your mind, but don't let is still you just getting on with your life

Folks, don't underestimate the power of a text, email, phone call to check up on someone...even of you're laid to do it!

That call gave me a very much needed boost to push myself even harder towards recovery 🙂

Oh yeah. Theady who called asked me if the there was any intention of "them doing something about sorting out the underlying heart issue?"

Mad me chuckle...I sure hope so!! Was my reply

Just need to move house first

Andy B

Cooked on my own for the family last night...well Nathan chopped the veg to save me having that risk - but felt good, and my legs had enough to stand for a long time

I've tried it a couple of times but always had to abandon the kitchen so somebody else could cook as I couldn't stand up long enough without my legs getting wobbly

So, another step towards recovery ticked off

AND I went for my first brisk walk since October

I've discovered 2 things.

My meds cocktail makes me get much hotter than before when exercising.

And it takes a lot of effort to make my heart beat faster...I carried bags, up a hill, walking fast - and only got up to 102 BPM (so the heart beat slowing beta blockers are doing their thing!)

Covid seems a long way back now, as does the lung infection. My trip to hospital doesn't seem far enough behind me, yet!

But I AM getting there!

Andy B