Andrea Heffernan Blog | Our family, in pictures and words

Watching Them Grow…

From the moment I held each baby in my arms for the first time, I have been in love with our children. This love is something I could not even imagine before becoming a mom; at times it is intoxicating, sometimes overwhelming even. And it is this love I have for them that pushes...

Capturing Moments…

I have always loved photography. Perhaps every child enjoyed firing away at those little plastic disposables back in the 80s, but I believe that is how my fun with photography started. Then, in high school, my Dad gave me my first SLR, a Minolta. I carried that baby around with...

Tending My Garden…

Watching plants grow under my care is soothing. Believe it or not, weeding my garden is therapy for the soul. Especially rewarding is starting from seed a fragile and fickle plant that is difficult to grow and succeeding despite the odds. I often think of gardening as a metaphor...

Exploring the World…

If I could, I would say I have a little bug. Of the traveling sort, that is. When I was 10 my sister and I went on our first international trip and we did it alone. That first trip was a memory. I don’t recall either of us being afraid; in fact, we must have been pretty...

"We must be willing to give up the life we have planned, so as to live the life we have waiting for us."

- Joseph Campbell

Self-Portrait Project

I’ve been toying with this idea for a while but have really lacked any extra energy to start a new project. (I am working on a really big one now that should be finished in about 5 weeks.)

Crafting Away

During my spare time, that is when I’m not mothering, gardening, cooking or photographing, I like to make things. When I can I will post up my latest artistic endeavors; hopefully, they will inspire you to do more with your time, too!