Trevor's Blog

Hard to believe it’s almost the end of the year and I’m only now writing my first blog post of 2025.

Of course, I mean the year coming to an end—not Queen’s song Another One Bites the Dust (though it’s a fantastic track).

A cool sunny day on the Kapiti Coast, NZ I’m back in New Zealand after my summer trip to the UK, where I attended Retcon 2024 in London and Kickstart 02 in Nottingham—both fantastic retro-computer shows.

I’m enjoying the warm summer weather in London although when I first arrived from New Zealand the temperature, at 14C, was 2C less than wintertime in Wellington.

As the winter nights draw in, there’s nothing quite like the warmth and cosy glow of a wood burner gently radiating its comforting heat.

It’s already March as I sit down to write this update.

It’s Christmas and mid-summer in New Zealand and as we come to the end of another year it’s pleasing to see the return of multiple Amiga shows around the world.

Living in New Zealand but originating from the Northern hemisphere does cause a certain level of seasonal confusion.

With 2022 fading fast I can’t believe this is only my second blog of the year.

While the Northern Hemisphere is suffering under a sweltering heatwave, so far the New Zealand winter has been wet, windy and wild.