the odd week that was

Posted on April 10, 2011 by cityhippyfarmgirl

What an odd week it’s been.

Full of twists and turns.

A week now ending with a shudder and a shake.

Like a clapped out old kombie, driving into park for the last time.

This week, Little Monkey has his legs back. The cast came off early. Which was a bit of a lovely surprise. Xrays showed he was healing well, and after 4 weeks in a double hip spica and nearly a week in traction, he was free. Free. He’s going to have jelly legs for a while and will probably take as long as he was off those legs to get back on them, but… he has legs again.

Goodbye Captain Redlegs, hello Captain….Skinny Whitelegs?

Then he got sick the day after the cast came off.

Happiness and love was sent to me in an envelope.

I lost my house keys.

Someone found my house keys in a shop and I got them back.

Went to a friends wonderful art exhibition opening.

Lost my wallet on the street.

Got my wallet back due to two kind strangers finding and returning it home.

Good news from a friend.

Bad news from another friend.

I made a fish bread.*

…and it was delicious.

What’s been happening in your week?

* Using the ever versatile olive oil yeasted dough. To get the scaly look, just use scissors. Now how easy is that.

37 thoughts on “the odd week that was”

heidi on April 10, 2011 at 1:32 pm said:

Beautiful bread! Mind if I try it?
Yay for Captain Skinny Whitelegs!
And how wonderful is the goodness of strangers?!
Odd your week may have been- but among the pluses and minuses I think you came out slightly ahead?

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:32 am said:
  
  Heidi I would love you to try it, and see what you can do with it. It’s an easy dough to play with and tastes good to boot.
  I think I came out ahead too.
  
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Johanna GGG on April 10, 2011 at 2:24 pm said:

great news about little monkey’s legs – so glad they are healing well – and that fish bread is so gorgeous – sounds like quite a week – glad the keys and wallet found their way back to you – there are so wonderful people in this world

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:33 am said:
  
  There are some wonderful people in this world Johanna.
  
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jodie on April 10, 2011 at 3:54 pm said:

I am glad your son is ‘free’ again. Here’s hoping the jelly legs ‘heal’ earlier than expected as well.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:34 am said:
  
  Thanks Jodie. I’m sure it won’t be too long before he is running around again.
  
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thecompletecookbook on April 10, 2011 at 4:19 pm said:

What a week you have had – how wonderful that your little one is out of the cast early and how good to hear that there are still decent people in the world who are honest. Yay.
My week has been very boring in comparison to yours.
🙂 Mandy

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:35 am said:
  
  Boring weeks aren’t a bad thing Mandy, I’m hoping for one of them myself this week!
  
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Celia on April 10, 2011 at 4:24 pm said:

Lovely fishy bread! Soo happy to hear Little Monkey is out of a cast!! 🙂

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:35 am said:
  
  Already the red legs are a distant memory.
  
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dixiebelle on April 10, 2011 at 4:34 pm said:

Wow, what an up & down week, but so glad your little boy got his cast off. Amazing bread…. so clever, you are!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:36 am said:
  
  Nahh, not clever just use a versatile dough recipe and it creates things itself 🙂
  
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Kari @ bite-sized thoughts on April 10, 2011 at 4:59 pm said:

It sounds like we’ve had similar weeks! I guess they ward of boredom…and the positives can seem all the more positive for the negatives. But on balance I think I’d take a regular boring week

I’m really glad your son has free legs again – very good news!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:37 am said:
  
  Thanks Kari. Yep, hoping for a regular boring week this one.
  
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Christine on April 10, 2011 at 6:17 pm said:

A very twisty, turney week! So glad to hear Little Monkey’s legs are his again and unconfined. What bliss that must be for him.

A busy week here with end of term activities and social gatherings. Two weeks of kids at home now and sleep-ins, not rushing in the car and NO lunchboxes! Hooray.

Beautiful bread, Bryds. 🙂
(sorry, that slipped out, is it ok for me to call you that sometimes?)

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:39 am said:
  
  I’ve only had one term of lunchboxes and already this week is a little sigh of relief with not thinking what I’m going to fill it with…and no hustling out the door on time!
  
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Bruise Mouse on April 10, 2011 at 7:54 pm said:

My goodness. You must be glad to see the back of that one.
Great news about your son. Must be wonderful to see him up and about again.
Love the fish bread.
Mine was hectic too. It was so lovely to have a quite one over the weekend.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:40 am said:
  
  Glad you had a quiet weekend too Bruise Mouse. Time to breathe in….and out…
  
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Joanna @ Zeb Bakes on April 10, 2011 at 9:00 pm said:

Hey hey hey! It’s a sunshiney day! Great news, joy unconfined (and leglings too!) – and what a fabuloso looking bread there. Hedgehogs, fishes, scaley snakes, ooh just think of the breads one could make with a pair of snippers.

xxx Joanna

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:42 am said:
  
  I was thinking hedgehogs….or maybe it should be echidnas, (I am an Aussie after all ;-))
  It’s really lovely having those little legs back.
  
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kel on April 10, 2011 at 9:34 pm said:

HOORAY!!!! for all of you!

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:43 am said:
  
  Thanks Kel 🙂
  
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Citysister on April 10, 2011 at 10:20 pm said:

“I’ve always depended on the kindness of strangers…” At least the world has some nice people…I remember when my little boy got his leg back from a break…he used to say “I’m wobbly like a monster…”

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- Citysister on April 10, 2011 at 10:21 pm said:
  
  oh and I love the fish…I may have to make one to give my family the giggles.
  
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  - cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:45 am said:
    
    I challenge anyone not to break out in to a grin upon seeing bread like that. If I had a bigger tray I would have made it even more over the top. Novelty factor!
    
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bagnidilucca on April 11, 2011 at 1:19 am said:

I’m glad your boy has his legs back. I have spent the week wandering around Spain, currently in Cadiz.

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- cityhippyfarmgirl on April 11, 2011 at 8:46 am said:
  
  Enjoy those spanish wanderings Debra.
  
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Mariana on April 11, 2011 at 8:57 am said:

What a beautiful post. I hope little Monkey appreciates his newfound freedom. I can’t believe it’s been four weeks. How time flies. I never tire of hearing good samaritan stories. Just wonderful. Bet you’re relieved.

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Elsie May on April 11, 2011 at 9:03 am said:

Hope the jelly legs gets his land legs soon. Good luck for the week ahead.

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Kitty on April 11, 2011 at 10:41 am said:

Hooray for monkey getting his legs back!
How good does the fish bread look too. I’m impressed.
I have some sunflower seeds for you. Please email me your address so I can pop them in the post. kittyspeer(at)gmail(dot)com.
Have a lovely week.
Kitty

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Mrs Bok on April 11, 2011 at 10:05 pm said:

HOORAY!!!! Fantastic news about the little legs ready to run and jump and lead you on a merry chase 🙂
So wonderful that your keys and purse were returned, there are lovely people in the world after all.

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Anna Johnston on April 11, 2011 at 10:18 pm said:

Gooooooood, any leftovers?
Fabulous news sweetness about the little monkey, not to mention the other events that all turned out quiet well. 🙂

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Wendy on April 12, 2011 at 7:00 am said:

That bread is an inspiration – did you fill it with a trout pate and smother it in a white sauce? Definitely one for my menu too – would like to make a duck methinks!

The kindness and consideration of others – such wonderful, unexpected gestures amidst what can feel like a big annonymous city. So happy that you had multiple experiences of it.

I hope you and all yours are smiling, and that your friend with the bad news will be ok.

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Choclette on April 13, 2011 at 6:56 am said:

Good news about little monkey, although completely unfair he should get sick. And how lovely to have lost two such valuable things and then have them returned. It’s quite rare to get a week of unalloyed joy I find, but there’s usually something to feel good about.

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turid on April 18, 2011 at 5:19 pm said:

Such contrasts. We can always hope the good ones outweigh the bad ones, and so it goes like a less than well coordinated ballet, from week to week. I love that you ended it with fish bread. Making bread is the smell of motherly care, safe harbors and … bread. It’s all things good. In a fish – amazing. You write so beautifully and I get so inspired.

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Dmarie on April 20, 2011 at 5:09 am said:

wow, very impressed to find that you can turn a loaf of bread into ART! wow!

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