cherry trees and June dress month

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cherry trees and June dress month

We have a lot of cherry trees in the back yard. Every summer I enjoy sitting outside watching them change from green to red. There are two old trees that were here when we moved in, and a few younger ones that just started sprouting a few years later. Maybe one day we’ll be able to call this place an orchard. I don’t even like eating cherries, but they’re an important part of my childhood.

I’m doing a personal challenge called June dress month. I have a lot of dresses I love but have never worn; I’m a little bit self conscious about taking pictures of myself. These are two things I want to change, because my dresses want to be worn! My first picture isn’t even a dress. It’s a skirt I forgot I had. But to me, it counts.

My hair was a bit frizzy yesterday, but that’s okay. It’s looked worse.

Since my blog is titled life, literature & coffee, I need to talk about life a little bit more. I don’t want to spam you with pictures of dresses all month though. I plan to write up a series of posts about my friends, life in the Treasure Valley, and maybe even my guinea pig/baby.

Which makes it a wonderful chance to finally do the Creative Blogger Award. Brett nominated me–thanks! I get the chance to tell five creative facts you might not know about me.

There are some rules that come with the Creative Blogger Award, rules that need to be passed onto the bloggers I’ll tag at the end of the post.

Nominate 10-15 blogs and notify all nominees via their blogs/social accounts
Thank and post the link of the blog who nominated you
Share 5 facts about yourself to your readers
Pass these rules onto the nominees

1. I am always dabbling in sketching, but then quitting. I have a bucket full of watercolors and I never use them. It just seems overwhelming to try and take on a new hobby from scratch, even though I want to so badly. One day I’ll find the motivation.

2. I like to pick at the piano. I’m not good at reading notes but if you give me enough time, I can learn to play a song by ear or via Youtube. Two songs I’ve memorized are Come Wake Me Up by Rascal Flatts (the intro) and Flapper Girl by The Lumineers (also the intro.)

3. Every two months or so the poetry Muse will visit me and I’ll write one, but poetry really doesn’t come natural to me. I’d rather read it than write it, and even then, I often feel like there’s a rule about reading poetry I’m missing out on. I guess I just haven’t found the right one yet.

4. I love interacting with other creative people, even if we don’t practice the same art. I’ll look through a photographer’s portfolio for hours and fawn over a painter’s work. I just think it’s amazing how human beings can make such beautiful things in so many different mediums.

5. Now that my book is published, I need to get creative with something new–marketing. It hasn’t even been a week yet, so I don’t have a set marketing plan, but hopefully soon will get everything together.

The Nominees…

I nominate Gabrielle, Leonie, Monique, Rachel Lynn, Kayla, and Kristia. I’m sure a lot of my blogging buddies have already done this one, but if not, feel free to do it! I’m eager to learn your 5 facts!