Jobs to do when it's windy

Am sitting on the sofa looking out at the garden being battered by the wind.  Am sat here wondering what jobs I could do that won't a) make me cold, b) make my hands freeze, c) make my hair whip around and slap me in the face.  I do hate that.

But, sitting here wondering will not get the jobs done, so am going to just do it.  Taking my new digital radio to the greenhouse with me, and I'll sit and think about it from there.  Well at least I'll be 'in' the garden.  Am sure that counts.

Job no.21 - turning compost

Yesterday saw ONE job ticked off the list.  I better get a move on as although one job was ticked off, somehow three more got added!  How did that happen?

1. Find some slate for new signs
2. Paint new sign for parking
3. Paint new sign for bridge
4. Lay down gravel for drainage outside tents
5. Speak to the pigman about booking a couple of new weaners for April
6. Call NFU about campsite insurance policy
7. Rewrite welcome pack
8. Get new welcome pack printed
9. Stock take in pantry
10. Chase order of new items for tents
11. Find out when new duvets and pillows arriving
12. Hot tub order!
13. Buy stew pot
14. Design new postcards
15. Weed!
16. Print new postcards
17. Fix FTP problem and update website
18. Book Jonny for maintenance
19. Speak to Holly re gardening!
20. order seeds
21. Turn compost
22. Clean out greenhouses
23. Oil stoves
24. Stock take of candles
25. Count linen and clean linen shelves
26. Scrub tent floors
27. Weed!
28. Book Elspeth for tent deep cleaning session
29. Paint new blackboards
30. Order sugar mice for children's welcome packs
31. Order new DVD player
32. Draw up treehouse design
33. Order in wood for treehouse
34. buy new henhouse for private chicken coop hire
35. Speak to chicken lady about POL hens for April
36. Steam clean chicken house
37. Look into solar fairy lights for big oak trees
38. Check ropes on tyre swings in camping field
39. look into Caravan of Love mini shop for field
40. Order mini ice-creams ffrom local farm for farm shop
41. Clean out pond
42. Ducks!
43. Create new paddock in camping field
44. Mend Bertie and Barclay's goathouse
45. Stock take of kids art supplies in shop
46. Sow early seeds
47. Weed!
48. Order gravel for veg plot paths
49. Send email out to last year's guests
50. Restock shop
51. Check surf school for prices for new season
52. Buy chalk
53. Check bookings
54. Fix Derek my mini quad
55. Sow sweetpeas for tent flowers
56. Fix latch on gate
57. New sign on farm gate
58. New flouro tape on tent fire exits
59. Bleach recycling boxes
60. Order green cones for food composting for tents
61. Move climbing frame
62. New fencing at top back field
63. Make tent five 'the special one'!
64. Fix hammock hooks on trees behind tent five
65. look into plumbing in copper cold water shower for tent five
66. Bleach all mugs and tea pots
67. Order in eco washing up liquid, floor cleaner and bleach
68. Replace all mop and broom heads
69. Replace all kitchen sponges
70. Order in toilet and kitchen roll
71. Look into solar lights for tent loos - do people want these?
72. Paint new nature walk signs
73. Order lollies for nature walk prizes
74. New farm boundary illustration
75. Ask re coppicing land across the river
76. Check re wood situation - still not sure what's happening!
77. Buy new cold water bottles for cool boxes
78. Clean bird hotel and wash out all feeders
79. Would campers like bird feeders outside their tent?  See what Dave thinks and if so order some
80. Check doormats and mud mats and replace if necessary
81. Check sewage treatment plant
82. Speak to office re glass candle holders
83. 
    

The first items on the 'to do' list

The camp site opening will be here before I know it so have started to draw up the list of death, I mean the very important list of very important things that really must be done.

It's a beautiful sunny day so I must complete this list and then get back out there.  I'll try and update once a week crossing off those things completed...

1. Find some slate for new signs
2. Paint new sign for parking
3. Paint new sign for bridge
4. Lay down gravel for drainage outside tents
5. Speak to the pigman about booking a couple of new weaners for April
6. Call NFU about campsite insurance policy
7. Rewrite welcome pack
8. Get new welcome pack printed
9. Stock take in pantry
10. Chase order of new items for tents
11. Find out when new duvets and pillows arriving
12. Hot tub order!
13. Buy stew pot
14. Design new postcards
15. Weed!
16. Print new postcards
17. Fix FTP problem and update website
18. Book Jonny for maintenance
19. Speak to Holly re gardening!
20. order seeds
21. Turn compost
22. Clean out greenhouses
23. Oil stoves
24. Stock take of candles
25. Count linen and clean linen shelves
26. Scrub tent floors
27. Weed!
28. Book Elspeth for tent deep cleaning session
29. Paint new blackboards
30. Order sugar mice for children's welcome packs
31. Order new DVD player
32. Draw up treehouse design
33. Order in wood for treehouse
34. buy new henhouse for private chicken coop hire
35. Speak to chicken lady about POL hens for April
36. Steam clean chicken house
37. Look into solar fairy lights for big oak trees
38. Check ropes on tyre swings in camping field
39. look into Caravan of Love mini shop for field
40. Order mini ice-creams ffrom local farm for farm shop
41. Clean out pond
42. Ducks!
43. Create new paddock in camping field
44. Mend Bertie and Barclay's goathouse
45. Stock take of kids art supplies in shop
46. Sow early seeds
47. Weed!
48. Order gravel for veg plot paths
49. Send email out to last year's guests
50. Restock shop
51. Check surf school for prices for new season
52. Buy chalk
53. Check bookings
54. Fix Derek my mini quad
55. Sow sweetpeas for tent flowers
56. Fix latch on gate
57. New sign on farm gate
58. New flouro tape on tent fire exits
59. Bleach recycling boxes
60. Order green cones for food composting for tents
61. Move climbing frame
62. New fencing at top back field
63. Make tent five 'the special one'!
64. Fix hammock hooks on trees behind tent five
65. look into plumbing in copper cold water shower for tent five
66. Bleach all mugs and tea pots
67. Order in eco washing up liquid, floor cleaner and bleach
68. Replace all mop and broom heads
69. Replace all kitchen sponges
70. Order in toilet and kitchen roll
71. Look into solar lights for tent loos - do people want these?
72. Paint new nature walk signs
73. Order lollies for nature walk prizes
74. New farm boundary illustration
75. Ask re coppicing land across the river
76. Check re wood situation - still not sure what's happening!
77. Buy new cold water bottles for cool boxes
78. Clean bird hotel and wash out all feeders
79. Would campers like bird feeders outside their tent?  See what Dave thinks and if so order some
80. Check doormats and mud mats and replace if necessary
81. finish this list!

111 days to go

Only 111 days until we open the campsite for summer.  One of my resolutions this new year, there have been many, is to keep this blog up to date with an image for everyday as we progress to the opening.

Ok today's image wasn't taken today but was snapped from my bathroom window during the great housebound days of December.  Usually I would have been throwing soap from the window shouting at them for nibbling my shrubs but I felt kind and let them have a small frosty meal.

Tonight my plan is to draw up the list of everything that needs doing in the next 111 days.  One job a day should be do'able to make this the best camping season yet?  Let's see...