raw chocolate, direct from my home town!
become more conscious after one of these bars! they are truly delicious and healthy...all you need is a small bite to fulfill that sweet urge... but not according to francesca.
enjoy the four flavours here at goodness....love potion with rose, goji and coconut, mint with himalayan salt, orange...
yum! yum!
halina
last night i had the honour to be involved in a pecha kucha evening...pecha kucha is a japanese term for the sound of conversation.it rests on a simple presenation about, creativity, art, architecture..anything inspiring and i had to present 20 slides and for each slide i had 20 seconds...phew! it was tough. there were 6 of us and just to see how different we all are is just the best!
you can hear the presentations here:http://www.ne.se/static/useful/film/redfilm_pecha_kucha_hlsnbrg.jsp
so....if you are interested in presenting your ideas,dreams,creative interests then contact me if you wish or christel at info@christelknappe.com
heres to the importance of creativity!
halina
it is with such relief that i write these words today, just the site of these mixed greens sprouting up in their newspaper pots, is enough for me to recognise that spring is on its way to sweden.
these greens are a combination of rucola, cress, chicory, red and white kale and chevril.
we now have a seeds at goodness so you can grow your own organic seeds in a pot to put on the windowsill or to plant directly in the ground.
heres to homegrown!
halina
goodness sponsers the clothes library in the culture house in stockholm, starting this saturday feb 20th, they will test the idea of loaning clothes instead of buying them.
this is one of the scarves that was made to support this affair, made from the many t-shirts that are contributed to goodness. each square has a story and a name.
you are welcome to goodness, for a selection of scarves and hats.
what a great idea these girls have come up with, i will keep you posted on how it goes.
bye for now
halina
100% pure pomegranate powder!exotic and fruity.
richly potent and full of antioxidants a,c and betacarotene. pomegranate has been used for its flavour and medicinal values for 1000 years. aids digestion and as a powerful antioxidant it aids heart disease and contains properties to counter not only cholestrol but also aging.
pommy smoothy
1tsp pomegranate powder 1 tsp hemp powder, ginger (amount according to you), raspberries, bluberries (preferably organic) and yoghurt or appeljuice.
take care
halina
happy new year 2010!
wow...have had some time off to reflect and catch some breaths inbetween. its not until i stop that i realise at what pace i am moving..a bit too fast for my liking.
2010 is the year of creativity, intuitive thinking and being able to "say it as it is" (my favourite)
i read this great quote by albert einstein which i would like to share with you:
" the intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. we have created a society that honours the servant and has forgotten the gift"
bring on 2010!
halina
my dear sister kasia paints plates...when i was visiting her in france last year we talked about how i could incorporate her work into goodness.
she normally paints new plates and i wanted to have some plates that were re-used. so we decided to go hunting for some second hand french plates and she started drawing on them.
with her inspiration from nature, folklore and graphic repetition she draws such wonderful patterns..here are just a few of them that i have hanging in the shop..they can also be used, or to add to some artwork on your wall...bring back the art of plate hanging!
we have many others in the shop!
cheers
halina
there is an art to making your candles last longer, well if there isnt now there is.
this eco soya wax candle in this 2nd hand tea cup, has lasted in the shop from last friday to yesterday (saturday)glowing beautifully with a scent of lemongrass. so, basically it has burned for roughly 20 hours.
i believe the reason that it lasted a long time was not only that it is soy wax and burns longer, but the fact that each time it was lit, i snipped the wick to make it shorter and then whilst it was burning, made sure that the wick was in the middle of the cup (by gently coaxing it back to the middle)
soy wax candles (only certified soy) are not made from petroleum, like paraffin candles. they can last up to 50% longer than paraffin candles.
lighting a candle during the day during these winter months is up lifting.
bye for now
halina
this is sachem alias moss boy!
you know i am not one who enjoys halloween or getting dressed up, but when this was sent to me i found myself thinking what fun sachem had dressing up and playing another role of being moss...beautiful boy!
just to add to this posting, i saw the micheal jackson film "this is it" last night with asta and we had such a great time. he was part of my up bringing and to listen to the songs he sung and danced to was a flashback. and each song had meaning. we were sitting in our seats just dancing together!
cheerio for now
halina
the beauty of walking into ones garden and being able to pick some fresh veggies!
thats what i did yesterday and made a chickpea, walnut and beetroot dish.
cook beetroots. cook chickpeas. saute onion and garlic in olive oil. add beetroots, chickpeas and walnuts. let them cook a little while. add the leaves of the beetroots at the end.
serve with a drizzle of walnut oil.
yummy yum!
smaklig måltid
halina
this saturday, i was invited to a dear friends house for an evening with 15 other wonderful women. at one point we were all given a piece of a sheet, a needle, red thread and were asked to sew something on the sheet, we sat around for some hours, chatting and laughing and eventually when each of us finished our sewing, we stiched the pieces together to make a table cloth for our evening meal...it was wonderful. a fantastic way to spend time together.
thank you!
halina
gift given to me on my 50th birthday by my husbands(emerzon)eldest daughter saga...who has just graduated from college and will be traveling to india for some work and play! really talented girlie!
love you and thank you
halina
hello@goodness.se
happy customer!
i really enjoy this time of year, there is a slight cosiness in the air. another layer is needed to be worn and the leaves start changing into a glorious array of greens and yellows. and then i recieve a picture like this one, which brought a smile that reminded me of the warmer days...
thank you!
halina
a few weeks ago we had a family reunion in norfolk, england. arriving to my sisters house late on the thursday night, we were welcomed by a rather joyous site. 6 tepees with fireplaces were rented by john (my brother in law) they were glowing with the light from the fire and they looked fantastic. we proceeded to have a long weekend of famliy being together. it was truly fruitful! this was my first view in the morning waking up.
i have seen this film before, but watched it again this weekend, it is truly a beautiful film by Yann Artus-Bertrand, the footage that he has captured from the air is so real and at many moments breath taking.
one sees the gradual depletion of this earth and it can be seen as sad, but we have the opportunity to see and deal with what we have, not what has passed.
just copy and paste this address on to you tube and watch the whole fim for free
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU
halina
100% eco soya wax candles!
we are making our own candles out of soya wax. soya wax is paraffin free. made in glasses and cups found in second hand shops give them a second life.
they are slightly scented (too much scent starts to smell like potpourri)with eco essential oils...lemongrass, patchouli, bergamot, rosewood, and more. frssh scents that are invigorating and also calming.!
they can be bought in the store right now, if you have an interest please dont hesitate to send me a mail!
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Pontus the surfer spots his grandfather!
wow! i had one of the goodness scarves in the window, and i saw this lovely young boy staring at it in disbelief, he had spotted his grandfather (hans) on the scarf (he was unaware that his mother had brought in some of his old tshirts for us to make scarves and hats out of
Pontus will represent sweden in a surfing competition that will be at the end of september in Jersey! and goodness will sponser his surf.
good luck Pontus (such a cutey)
halina