Since tomorrow’s my birthday I’m giving you a surprise! Use the code HBDJEANETTA and get 10% off your order in my #etsy shop. Don’t forget about free shipping too FREESHIP4JDART. “The Grey Lady” was always my favorite of The Chicken Portrait Series. So I kept her as a treat to myself. But you can find her prints as well as the rest of my work in my etsy shop. #art #freeshipping #sale #chickens #garden

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Jun 22, 2016 at 2:02pm PDT

THere have been soooo many changes in the last couple of months since I last wrote. If you follow me on social media you know this involves a new job, juggling a creative small business, and just the general ups and downs of life.

And bowling! I’m a bowler now. We bowl. On a team. In a league. I have my own shoes! It’s so much fun.

Tonight my bowling game sucks. But my shoes are kick ass. #weregonnabowltonight #thekidsarealright

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Jun 16, 2016 at 6:40pm PDT

And there’s the garden. This year tending to my own garden has been odd since my new job is taking care of a massive one. I have picked up some great tips. Like laying down fabric and mulch to deter weeds. That is working like a champ! And I have found the perfect tomato trellises.

We finally finished the tomato trellises this weekend. They are simple frames made from left over cedar from the smokehouse project. In a pinch I vertically zigzagged some old green acrylic yarn for their supports. Which I like because it blends in with the plants. #Growyourownfood #garden #growhappy #gardenchat #dirtdonthurt #keepsyougrounded #gardening

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on May 23, 2016 at 5:48am PDT

Tomorrow I turn 41. Age really doesn’t bother me at all. Mainly because I feel I’m the most me I’ve ever been. Sort of like that “muchness” that Tim Burton’s Mad Hatter talked to Alice about.

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on May 11, 2016 at 8:01am PDT