So what are your business plans/ambitions for the new year?

[wisewood]

This last year has been a big improvement on previous years, a couple of big public commissions has put money in the bank and made the struggle to get here well worth it.

As for next year, I'm hoping to pull in enough work to go full time as a pro carver and give my Mrs a well earned break from the job she hates.

 

 

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[breffni]

We are in south devon at the mo but will be moving this year else to north wales or south oxfordshire. It depends on what my wife does, else try buy a salin in north wales or go open one with her friend in south oxfordshire. Hopefully know soon and get settled somewhere.

[difflock]

At 55, and me n the Mrs. now offically being "empty nesters", with both sprogs in recent (and hopefully prolonged) gainful employment in Belfast.

Take it easy, and enjoy life a little more than I used too.

And hope for grandchildren to spoil over the next 10 years!

And get the Baker Mill up n running.

And build another shed to house the Baker Mill

an start building log cabins (very neblous, that one)

An get the Steyr Puch Van back on the road.

And sell various other unused Veh

And finish the house, and sheds, and landscaping, and garden,

And dig a Well, in the garden.

And excavate the existing very overgrown Pond at the Risk.

And fit a remote to the winch.

And start selling fire-wood

(OOps, first need to produce firewood.)

And

and

and, mostly keep the wife happy!

Cheers

Marcus

Edited December 31, 2014 by difflock

[Isabelle68]

Find enough work to scratch the surface of the bills? Or say "to hell with it" sell all my kit and get a job in a call centre!

[Ukulian]

Re-organise yard to (sensibly) make room for milling with new mill. Move carving area, build solar kiln, try more fairs and try not too get too bored with doing what others want doing rather than what I'd like to be doing!

[muldonach]

All I really need to do this year is to buy a tractor with loader

 

But I guess I will need to buy a bale trailer so I can load and unload it with the loader

 

before feeding the bales to the cattle I will need to buy to eat the silage off the ground we bought this year.

 

That is after I finish fitting out the sheds on the ground we bought this year so as to be able to keep the cattle actually inside the sheds

 

After that we will cut some firewood

 

and then we may start to clearfell some conifer

 

but apart from that there is not a lot on the horizon

 

Apart from training the collie to work the sheep

 

Good New Year to you all out there!!:beer:

[Perkins]

Further investment in the form of a mobile log splitter and new forst chipper to replace the timberwolf.

 

Build pole barn and extend the woodstore by 20%. Extend the house to add dining room and another bedroom.

 

Finish the 10month Isuzu grafter project!

[Stephen Blair]

Earn enough to get by and work as little as possible😊

[Joe Newton]

Controversially, I reckon I should put more effort into my private life. After 4 years the mrs is expecting a proposal. I'd like to get on the property ladder.

 

Trouble is I invest so much time into my job that these things take a back seat.

 

Suppose it's not all about work

[Mortimer Firewood]

Controversially, I reckon I should put more effort into my private life. After 4 years the mrs is expecting a proposal. I'd like to get on the property ladder.

 

Trouble is I invest so much time into my job that these things take a back seat.

 

Suppose it's not all about work

 

Take a leaf out of Steves book above

 

There is more to life than work some time it just does not become apparent till it's to late . We all want to give our loved ones the best but sometimes the best thing can be your time .