Christmas doll

Tuesday morning outpouring

Life is so confusing- I am just sitting at my university, hard at work and as I look out the window a huge tree sheds its golden leaves, they fall to the ground from it's majestic height with unimaginable grace and I can't help but imagine the joy I would feel if I were walking under that tree that very moment. Nature has such abundance of beauty and sensuality, it aims to please and invigorate us. The tree is in central Copenhagen and I could be walking under it being showered by golden, soft leaves and next I could meet a homeless person struggling with addiction, his face showing a life of struggle and sadness. Such is the life of man inexplicable moments of deep happiness followed by the all consuming pain of losing people we love.

Autumn activities

We have given into autumn activities and so we are baking and knitting. I have felt the urge to develop my knitting knowledge and this is my first big attempt at a more intricate design, so far I am not too overwhelmed, but I have yet to begin decreasing.

Tomorrow is Eid and Alia prepared some icing-soaked camel cookies :)

Vanloese Market

I am taking a break from doll making to focus on my studies for the next few months before I begin making Christmas orders that have already started coming in. Her in Denmark the weather is crisp and fresh and the autumn sunshine is golden.

New Market dates in Valby and Vanloese

New dollies are being made and new beginnings awaits my little family. We are moving house, and in the process, getting rid of excess "stuff" that has been accumulating in corners, it feels good to move towards a change of scenery though I know we will miss lovely Valby, where my daughter came into the world, took her first steps and learnt which shops sell ice cream.

I have two new market dates :

Valby Organic Fair at Valby Tingsted 7th of September from 10-15.00

Vanloese Organic Harvest Market 29th of September 10-15.00

Sweden and Ramadan

We just got back from a wonderful and very busy holiday in Sweden, three toddlers, two new teenagers, a five year old-going on 14, three tired mummies, one tired daddy and a lot of blueberries.

Alia loved picking blueberries in the forest, and would cry "bobby, bobby" when leaving, she also loved swimming in the lakes and told me today that she loves mommy, baba and abaazi ( dari for playing with water and swimming).

Last month I was at the organic fair in Valby and had such a lovely day there, passing on dolls to cute children, and talking to inspiring people passionate about an organic lifestyle. I hope to take part in another fair in Valby in September and possible also one in Vanloese the same month.

We are also enjoying Ramadan this month and it is always a month full of sweetness and time for reflection, with a toddler in tow, things are a little different, but she adds more sweetness than I could imagine :)

Post Exams Update

 I am so relieved to finally be finished with this years classes, thank God ! Exams really exhaust me and take my attention away from everything else around me, which does not mix well with being a mommy of a toddler. I look forward to long calm days with Alia and I look forward to being able to make more dolls and do a lot more crafts.

I am preparing for an organic market in Copenhagen, more specifically Tingstedet in Valby on the 6th of July, it is right around the corner from where we live and I cant wait to share my dollies with Valby :)

Also a few pictures of some memorable meals that helped me get through long days of studying hard.

Danish birthday pictures and a thai noodle salad with tofu

Coconut oatmeal balls sans sugar

Alia and I spent our afternoon making these delicious Oatmeal balls, Alia preferred eating the dough and throwing the rolled balls to actually rolling them in the coconut. I coloured the coconut in beetroot red and parsley green to make it more interesting for Alia. I grated the beetroot fine and then just mixed it with the dried, cut cocnut, and I put the parsley int the blender with another batch of coconut.

Here is a recipe and some pictures:

two-three dl of Oatmeal
three to four tbsp of virgin coconut oil
one dl of dried cut coconut
one dl of, preferably raw, chocolate powder
one teaspoon of vanilla from dried vanilla bean
add agave nectar to taste and  if needed milk or milk alternative to bind all the ingredients together.
Mix all ingredients, it is easiest to use hands, in a bowl.

Roll the balls in coconut, variegating colours. You can make lots of other colours, using natural ingredients, juice from boiled blueberries, tumeric etc...

Dancing cow day

Today is the day organic farms let their cows out to pasture and we went to Svanholm Farm to watch them dancing on the field. Lots of fun :)

Another new dollie

A dollie for Hazel