A New Year

[jackie j]

A New day, a New Year, what plans / events do you have for the coming twelve months. I have......

Taken over as site manager as of today.
A greenhouse to fill, not had one before.
Sons wedding in April.

Doesnt seem much so come on tell us yours to inspire the rest of us.

[matthew2riches]

I'm hoping to really push the poultry enterprise here and try and work less hours in my other business

[frogga]

A Polytunnel to construct, a new patch to dig and hopefully use most of the seeds that I have acquired recently so they dont go to waste.

[TonyF]

This year is the year of the garden for me. I've given up everything else, all the 'white noise' of research and having people wanting things/my time has been taking its toll so now, this year, it's my year, hard landscaping - the vinstock in May of course, maybe an autumn Woodage down this way - need to get the small shrubs and trees planted for the AgroForest, new plants to order, Kokopelli is kicking in, life is good and will only get better.

[Patchninja]

Do a better job with the SFG than last year, finish with chemo and radio therapy, grow some hair before Vinstock, I hope, enjoy the family as much as possible, I'm hoping for a sunny summer - who isn't! - so I can enjoy the beach with the grandsons, improve my baking skills.

[Nicos]

More work on renovating the house.
Enlarging the potager
Learning more preserving techniques
Daughters wedding
Vinstock
Small craft creations
Making an indent into unpacking the mountain of storage boxes in the barn
....and consequently car booting!!
Try and get a bit fitter ( and leaner)
Get 2 or 3 kittens
Thoroughly enjoy the fact that my OH will be at home from now on

Aye- tis going to be a grand 2011!

[jojo2910]

Attend 3 weddings, one of which is in Austria.
Set up the raised beds and have a good year in the garden.
Save hard for a house deposit.
Not move house, or if I do, time it so its not in the middle of the growing or harvesting season.
Lose a good amount of weight.
Get better at jam and jelly making.
Attend Chelsea flower show.

[Jeanied]

Find a job after this one ends in March.
Lose the weight.
Find some energy from somewhere to tackle the allotments and gardens all on my own without paying someone to help.
Lose all the clutter in the house.
Mine is a bit of a 'lost and found' list!

[broadway]

Find a new job, although at least I have one this Jan!

Grow more veg

Try pickling

Try to cut down to 3 meals a week containing meat

Get fitter

Start keeping chickens - 50/50 at the moment

Try and make a couple of things from pallets I mentioned before but never got round to

Drink less

[FionaH]

MrH Birthday in Feb, big 50

Lose a bit of flab, no panninis for lunch!

Cut down the meat in meals.

Stay chilled

[Glutton4...]

Get my arris into gear, once I'm properly fit and over last year's 'glitch' and earn some money! Talk my Dad into converting a certain redundant building into a dwelling a la Grand Designs!

[binley100]

Greenhouse to put up.......
Vinstock to visit..........
Centenary garden to help with...........
Weight to lose........
New job to be found........
and of course seeds to be sown...............

They are the important things , there are of course less important things like sorting out this house of clutter .....

[gemlady]

Grow more herbs and also different types
Will try and plant some early tomatoes this year so I don't have lots all at the same time
Walk to work more often
Do some pickling and preserving (peaches in brandy £8 at local shop this year )

[jackie j]

I forgot that the week prior to sons wedding we are going to the Grand National on a hen weekend, I will need some tips from you lot on who to back nearer the time.

[HeyWayne]

Go to a ball at the end of this month.

Celebrate Bean turning 2.

Survive the terrible twos.

Visit Beer in Devon again in April.

Survive double stag do in Vegas.

Attend two weddings associated to stag do's.

Build Bean his own raised beds and hopefully get him more involved this year.

Build the 1:24 scale VW camper I was given as a gift a couple of years ago.

Not get too upset about missing out on Vinstock.

Make it up Ditchling Beacon in one go again, with my team in tow.

Cycle more.

Laugh more.