Welcome to my newsletter, it’s an insight into my world and where I share my latest finds in the world of music, art, books, podcasts, and products.

Each edition is carefully curated to showcase what I have come across during the preceding week.

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“If you can dream it, you can do it.” - Walt Disney

Image of the week

EDC - Musicsafe Pro Earplugs

Alpine MusicSafe Pro High Fidelity Music Earplugs for Concert & Noise Reduction, 3 Interchangeable Premium Filter Sets - Professional Musicians Ear Protection - Hypoallergenic Reusable Invisible Plugs

• Alpine MusicSafe Ear Plugs do not compromise quality for safety. AlpineAcousticFilters are designed to absorb harmful noise while retaining music quality, whether you play the guitar, drums or when visiting a music concert or festival!

• TWO FILTER SETS INCLUDED: The new Alpine MusicSafe comes with 2 types of filters. Choose between 19 and 22 dB depending on your instrument, your place on stage or simply your preference! Keep them safe in the Alpine storage box and bring them along to your rehearsal or concerts!

I have been using a version of these for the last 5 years and I can highly recommend them. Perfect for gigs enjoy the music and protect your hearing.

Currently available on Amazon for £22

Music I’m listening to 

Sun House - Leave me for dead.

I’m reading

The Salt Path

Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset, via Devon and Cornwall.

Carrying only the essentials for survival on their backs, they live wild in the ancient, weathered landscape of cliffs, sea, and sky. Yet through every step, every encounter, and every test along the way, their walk becomes a remarkable journey.

The Salt Path is an honest and life-affirming true story of coming to terms with grief and the healing power of the natural world. Ultimately, it is a portrayal of home, and how it can be lost, rebuilt, and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways.

Available Here

I’m watching

Living Big in a Tiny House

A great channel where they travel the globe searching for the very best tiny homes, alternative dwellings, and stories of downsized, off-grid living!

Beer of the week 

Pilsner Urquell

A superb Czech Pilsner at a great price. I tried this after reading that it was voted in the top ten of goto beers by a group of beer reviewers, and they aren’t wrong. In fact, this is probably the best hoppy Pilsner that you can buy at £2.10 per bottle

Coffee Time

Aeropress portable press kit

Sign up for a coffee delivery and get a free V60 dripper

Your favourite coffee on the go with the Aeropress portable kit.

This compact kit makes great coffee without bitterness and packs away in seconds. You can literally brew up anywhere, it also has a drinking mug that doubles as a carry case! The Aeropress Go makes 1 to 3 cups of coffee per press.

The Aeropress Go comes with its own 444ml travel mug with a lid and is engineered so that the AeroPress and all of its accessories (scoop, stirrer, 350 microfilter papers, filter) pack away inside the mug. Packed down the AeroPress Go measures 5.3” x 3.9” x 3.9”.

Get your Aeropress Go here

Health & Fitness

Adidas AdiClub Membership Programme

Join the Adidas adiClub, a loyalty program where members can earn points to level up and unlock exclusive rewards, special offers, events, and more.

This is your chance to get inside and unlock the best of Adidas. Earn points to level up and gain access to amazing rewards, including Hype Access, Early Access to Products, adiClub Exclusives, Special Events, Runtastic Premium, Points-only rewards, and more. Best of all, it's easy and free to join.

And if you use this link we both get a £10 discount voucher

I have been a member for some time now and discounts are well worth signing up for. And with the Runtastic app that tracks your walking and running you get points as you exercise.

Watches

Maven Minimalist Watch

Beautiful Watches by Maven, the watches are all minimalist in design which also makes them versatile, a watch for any occasion.

• Swiss movement

• Sapphire crystal glass

• Italian leather strap

• 316L stainless steel watch case

• 2-year warranty

Maven watches are available on Amazon 

Photography

Canon EOS M50 Mark II

The mirrorless Canon EOS M50 MKII is compact, well-equipped, and highly affordable!

The M Series of cameras offer excellent quality in a small package, these crop sensor cameras are the perfect all-rounder, small enough to carry around but with the capability of producing fantastic results. They have a limited range of native lenses but with plenty of adapter rings available, you can fit a wide of lenses to these camera bodies. If you can find the original M50 they can be had for fantastic prices and the differences between the two models are negligible

Personally, I have the Canon M6 mkII which I think is a slightly more capable camera but I also have the M100(superseded by the M200) which can still be found for very little money, and it’s not much bigger than a point-and-shoot.

The M50 MK2 is available on Canon’s Amazon page for £631 and if you are looking for a do it all camera this could be the model for you.