My Daily Walk

 I'm not really into making New Year resolutions but I have decided to do a bit more walking, as I'm getting older I would like to keep up some exercise every day to keep fit.

Today I walked down to the Quay in Newport a total of about 5000 steps so I was pretty happy with that. The quay area is very interesting to look at and you can imagine how much of a major bustling busy area it must have been years ago.

At the moment it is undergoing some renovations and there is talk of spending millions of pounds here in the future to develop it.

Here is a video I took.

Sour Dough Bread

 Has anyone else tried making sour dough bread? After tasting some that our eldest son had made when we visited him over Christmas we thought we would give it a try.

It involves making a starter which is a mix of flour and water which s kept in a jar and then fed with more to get it active and grow in size, this is then used in place of yeast.

I won't go into all the details on making it here but anyone reading this who want's to give it a go I shall be happy to pass them along.

The first two we made I have to admit were on the heavy side especially the second one but out latest effort today has turned out pretty good if I say so myself.

2022 and time for a new start

 2022 and time for a new start, after two years away I have decided to resurrect this blog and hopefully start to provide some regular updates.

I always enjoy listening to live music and generally go to listen to a band at one of my local pubs either at The Crispin or more likely at the Castle Inn  

Tonight there is a Duo called Switch

I have just been setting up a new web site to provide a Gig Guide for the Isle of Wight it can be found here iow-gig-guide.co.uk I would encourage anyone who sees this to submit dates of future events. I also hope to expand this in the future with details, photos and videos of band and individuals playing in the Isle of Wight.