if i've learnt anything.

i want peace and serenity
with someone
who i don't know yet
but i know they are there
perhaps they are in the sea
floating but not swimming
knowing they will come to shore
but not until
they feel
the need
or maybe they are in the dirt
waiting for the sun to allow
them to sprout
and when they do
they will grow quicker than
any other tree
they will soar so high
that i could not miss them
and in that moment
i will know
they have been there for me
and i have been here for them.
-s.e

eph xo.

Mesmerised by Dolly

I don't think it would be fair at all for a woman to judge Dolly Parton - she seems to just kick ass! One thing I just can't seem to get over is how absolutely beautiful she was in the 60's/70's. Massively girl crushin' on her right now!

DEM EYESSSSS - AMIRITE?!?!
The reason for this crush is because I watched a documentary about Dolly last week. In it they talked of all of her different songs but particularly 'Jolene' which I ADORE. I was a little disappointed to hear that the song was written after a little girl called Jolene not because that is a bad thing but because it made the song seem like it wasn't as deep as I thought (haha - always for the emotional heart strings). I think because I always felt that I was connecting/relating (and I'm sure many others too) to the feeling that is so clearly portrayed in the song - I'm not pretty enough or good enough for him but she is.
I will be dreaming of Dolly tonight - possibly even might be lucky enough to dream that I had her beauty and lived in the 60's.
Goodnight,
eph xo.

now you do.

I am forever amazed at how a sound or smell can bring back so much more than an image. I feel as though images are snapshots of a moment that are recorded because it is what is expected however a sound or smell is interpreted only by the person who senses it.
I have been a fan of Lana Del Rey for quite sometime and her songs bring me back to a time in my life where I believe no one else but me understands or ever will. The first time I heard 'video games' I was sitting in my ex boyfriends lounge room - he was in the shower listening to the radio and it came on. Hearing the song in the background brings back so many feelings because it wasn't like it was my intention to be listening to it. I was sitting on the couch, in the silence with the sun shining through the windows and all I could hear in the distance was the trickling of the water from the shower and the radio. It was such a beautiful moment in my life - I was in love and I had been through such a hard time before that but I had felt protected and safe in that house. I don't look back on that moment and feel sad (unlike other times)... I look back on that moment and am so extremely happy that it happened. That may seem stupid that it was just an everyday space of time but it meant a lot for me. I suppose that is what I mean by only you understanding the moment that you are living in. And I suppose that is something that everyone has to enjoy - we have to realize that not everything in this world can be shared.
eph xo.

roam free.

I created a little herb garden a few weeks ago. I went to the nursery with the highest hopes of getting basil seedlings so that I could pick the leaves fresh and eat them with bocconcini. Unfortunately for me APPARENTLY basil does not grow well in winter/spring... it is a summer plant! Who'd have thunk it?!

Anyways I over compensated with the loss of the idea of basil and I went a little crazy.

I purchased: parsley, mint, rosemary, sage, thyme, chives, oregano and SNOW PEAS!!!

This is what all the supplies looked like when I bought them home:

I was told that mint and rosemary will need their own pot and the rest can all go in together.

This is what they looked like 1 month ago when I planted them:

So cute. Such lil babes.

And this is what they look like now:

The parsley which was such a lil baby is now MASSIVE and definitely being a wild child. The rosemary has not featured because my dog (Abby) liked the idea of digging in the pot and so unfortunately I need to re-plant that. The snow peas are very cute and growing at a steady pace (no actual pods yet)... snails decided they liked the taste of the leaves but I fixed that issue up ;)

You may notice the spoons in the picture. I made my own 'erb signs using silver spoons I found at the op shop and metal alphabet stamps that I purchased off ebay here ... I got the idea off lovely indeed blog and if you go to that link then you can also make your own!! They were really simple to make and even though mine do not look as polished as I had hoped - practice makes perfect and rustic is just sooooo cool.

Even if you don't like them for yourself - they would make a great gift with a bag of herb seeds that match the signs. They sell them for a lotta money on etsy so your gift would be both $$$$ and from the heart !! They also would make a very cute table place card which I think I am going to explore when I host my next party.

eph xo.