March seems to have come and gone.

I was sick with the plague and cough for most of February so I was very happy to see March roll in.  Even if it was a wet and rainy day.

#Rain and #coffee and #oldcars. #1970mustang

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 1, 2016 at 7:16am PST

Having Fridays off have been the best change of 2016 so far.  Not that they are complete holidays with Netflix binges and bonbons.  No, Fridays are my side hustle days.  I’m busy arting, writing, and websiting for a small group of lovely clients I have collected.  I especially loved working with Beth Stephens as she relaunched her Little Magpie website.  Our phone calls rambled on like old high school pals catching up and not like new acquaintances working on a design project.  She was over joyed with her design and I was very proud of the finished artwork.

So happy to have worked with Beth to make her vision a reality #Repost @bethanystephens1 #art #drawing #logo ・・・ Y’all. Look at the gorgeous new magpie logo @jeanettadarley designed for The Little Magpie! I’m so excited! Check out the relaunched site (link in bio) and let me know what you think!

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 1, 2016 at 7:19am PST

We enjoyed our annual trip to the races while my kids joined my mom for a weekend wedding at the gulf.

Somebody bet on the gray. I always do! #alltheprettyhorses

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 4, 2016 at 3:18pm PST

My mom @mama_ellen_47 got this great shot of the kids from @chelsn12 wedding this weekend. @the_real_pikawu @_darleyyy__ @_daviddarley

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 7, 2016 at 1:44pm PST

Ben finally finished the smokehouse.  It’s a thing of beauty.  I’m hoping to get a full post written about that whole process soon.  So many have asked about it on Instagram.  It’s coming!  Just know that it produces yummy delicious things!

Today we take the #smokehouse on her maiden voyage. #homesteading

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 13, 2016 at 7:29am PDT

It pretty much smells amazing on our end of the road. #smokehouse #homesteading #wehavethemeats

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 13, 2016 at 8:25am PDT

We spent some time over spring break camping at Lake DeGray.

Cozy and colorful. #glampingAR #arkansasstateparks #degraylakeresortstatepark #Arkansas @arkansasglamping

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 20, 2016 at 7:15pm PDT

Twinkle lights #glampingAR #arkansasstateparks #degraylakeresortstatepark #Arkansas

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 20, 2016 at 6:41pm PDT

Cots make all the difference. #degraylakeresortstatepark #arkansasstateparks #glampingAR #Arkansas @arkansasglamping

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 20, 2016 at 7:11pm PDT

Thankfully there was no snow this time!

Unfortunately we came home to a busted heater.  Everything is fine but the machines used for clean up were loud and ran for four days.  This was not the kind of environment conducive to the plans I had for being creatively productive.

Nothing says welcome home from vacation like a water heater that has busted. They call this machine the screamer. Not nearly as fun as it sounds.

A video posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 22, 2016 at 2:54pm PDT

Easter was a lovely combination of faith, family, friends, and flowers.  Oh and some amazing food: smoked hams from our own smokehouse!

And one with my momma!

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 27, 2016 at 9:22pm PDT

Easter table centerpiece.

A photo posted by Jeanetta (@jeanettadarley) on Mar 27, 2016 at 12:25pm PDT

I have so many new things in the works to tell you more about.  Stay tuned!