Auntie Matter Makes...

I have discovered somewhat recently that I am craving sweets a heck of a lot more than I have in the past decade or so (thanks hormones?). And when I say craving sweets, I mean something like eating 3 s'mores in a row while camping, eating Swiss chocolates in the evening (or throughout the day, thanks to the large box of chocolates we received as a wedding gift from friends abroad) and adding simple syrups to my morning coffee. But these things are actually all related! Well the camping trip and coffee I mean, although probably the hormone thing as well. You see, we went camping because I needed to go to the Sequim Lavender Festival. Yes, you read that right, I needed to. It was just something I had to do. I have been wanting to go to the place that celebrates one of my favorite herbs for years  and we finally had the chance last July. If you've never been to Sequim and you also have a similar (nearly unhealthy) love and appreciation for lavender, than I couldn't recommend ...

Holy Moly! It's been 18 months since I last wrote or posted anything. Does it even count as a comeback if you were away longer than you were present to begin with? Not like I took a new job that turned out insane, and had to find a new job (at which I've now been for a year now) or was planning an elopement and a wedding in there or anything. But hey! I'm back! Now that I'm happily married, satisfactorily employed and finally have a newer device for word processing it's so much easier to get things done! Once again, I'll introduce myself (because I'm actually a different person now). I'm Mattie Miller, old married lady and cat mom. I spend my days as a special-needs nanny (focusing on medically complex kiddos) and my evenings cooking, sometimes making things, and often snuggling with my kitties and husband. A brand new post is just around the corner. I just need to take some photos. And hopefully I can keep up with this thing for a bit this time.