Week 28: A Retreat at Averbode Abbey
‘Indulge your whims.’ This phrase made me book my first solo-multiday-retreat in Averbode Abbey. Located in a forest with lots of hiking routes, I was looking for rest and solitude, away from the business...
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Week 26: Sewing a Hat
More than 20 years ago, I followed a sewing course for 4 months. Since then, I sewed the curtains in our home and a few clothes for my children when they were younger, but...
Week 24: Forest-bathing or Shinrin-yoku
I came across forest-bathing thanks to an email advertisement of organized activities near Brussels. The fact that it took place in a forest under a full moon sounded very attractive to me but at...
Week 22: Kintsugi
Kintsugi, according to Wikipedia, is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer that has been dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. As a...
Week 21: Floating
I first came across floating only a couple of weeks before the actual date took place. It was in a social deal app, and I immediately thought I ought to try it out. Floatation...
Week 20: Pig Cuddling
As the cow cuddling from week 3 was so much fun, I Googled around to see if there were any other animals that could be cuddled. I soon found an organic pig farm in...
Week 18b: Watching a Sunset
In the strict sense, this artist date wasn’t an artist date: I was not alone but with my husband. We were on holiday in Ria Formosa Natural Parc in Portugal. We had booked a...
Week 18a: Swimming in the Ocean
This week, I was on a holiday break with my husband in Portugal, in Ria Formosa Natural Parc. There, we took a boat trip to two islands, Deserta Island and Farol Island. It was...
Week 17: Sewing Easter Bunnies
The inspiration for this date came from a creativity group on Facebook. I have 3 grown-up children, but I still want to spoil them with chocolate eggs on Easter. I googled, searched Pinterest, and...
Week 16: Painting Cute Colorful Birds
On my earlier artist dates, my main focus was on pleasure and not so much on art, but off course, pleasure and art often go together. The idea for this date came from a...
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