Category: Family

What we learned in “summer school”

Posted on August 25, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

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Our kids’ summer course load? Physics, geography, biology, social sciences, culinary arts and more!

Category: Activities, Family, School, UncategorizedTags: activities, family, family fun, summer, summer school

Sweet treats and spoiling

Posted on February 21, 2017 by heatherlauraclarke

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I’m years away from having grandchildren of my own — at least 15 years, minimum, and even that would give me a heart attack. But somehow, the other day, I was chatting with my four-year-old daughter about her someday-children. Specifically, how I must act… Continue Reading “Sweet treats and spoiling”

Category: Family, Our Daughter, Parenting, The Mom Scene

I gave my five-year-old an iPhone … but let me explain

Posted on March 1, 2016 by heatherlauraclarke

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When I upgraded to my iPhone 6 earlier this year, I gave my five-year-old my old iPhone 4S … and I’ve been feeling judged about it ever since. Every time my son announces his new toy in public, I feel like interjecting with “Um,… Continue Reading “I gave my five-year-old an iPhone … but let me explain”

Category: Family, Parenting, Playtime, Stuff we do, The Mom Scene

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)