Author: Freia

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 10: Starting a Blog

On a Friday morning, I was at my GP’s to get a prescription for medication. I told her how good I felt since I started my daily morning pages and my weekly artist dates....

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 9: Making Soap

My artist date for this week took place in the kitchen. I had never made soap before, and thought it would be complicated. The contrary was true! It was actually both easy and fun....

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 8: Breakfast in a Church Hotel

Martin’s Patershof is a beautiful church hotel in Mechelen that is well worth a visit, according to my sister-in-law. It’s only 5 kilometers from where I live, so spending the night there would feel...

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 6: Baking a Rice Cake

Even though, for some, it might sound like a recap from the first week’s date, that didn’t bother me at all when starting this one. My husband and oldest son like rice cakes, and...

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 5: Making a Macrame Owl

In primary school, I made a few bracelets from macrame, but besides that I had no experience. From the age of 12, I never used macrame again. So I thought this would be a...

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 3: Cuddling Cows

On a cold Saturday, I went to a dairy farm in Ravels (Belgium) that offers special cow cuddling sessions. The farm is still active and produces milk, but alongside this main activity, the farmer...

My Weekly Dates / Weeks 1-10

Week 1: Trying out a New Dessert

In my first week of artist dates, I started out with a recipe for a dessert I had never made before but that I like ordering in restaurants: panna cotta with passion fruit. I...