Romeo and Juliet came on the radio this morning. I'd forgotten how much I love this song. How much I enjoy Dire Straits.It's been a shitty few days, weeks, months, okay the entire year. It's the same for everyone but it doesn't actually help much to know that, does it?Anyway, Vaporbyte launches soon. Sept 10. … Continue reading Romeo and Juliet

Hey! I'm back. 🙂 Did ya miss me? (Actually laughing, I suspect no one noticed my absence.)Had a fabulous time down in the Marlborough Sounds with Admin Bex. Was great being there and just being. You know? Down there you can forget about the world, because nothing touches Mahau. You can actually shut the world … Continue reading Living in a Ghost Town

Recently a few stories have come to light, people separated from the one they love due to border restrictions and COVID. So, My Knight and I are well aware that we're not the only ones out there who regularly travel 5000 plus km to be together. And how ever much it sucks ... and it … Continue reading Que Sera Sera

Topics that are banned in our house and in my vicinity for the foreseeable future: COVID-19; Our borders; Anything related to the National Party; Negativity in all forms. To that end, I am having a news and opinion-piece free weekend. No news. No bullshit opinion pieces from anyone. Here's a news flash for you ... … Continue reading Gutter Black

Self-explanatory title/song ... it's been 7 mths since My Knight and I have been in the same physical space and we probably have another 3 to go but we'll get there, once Oz is at the same COVID free status as NZ. And we can travel again without the need for 14 days quarantine at … Continue reading Miss You

Yes, it's a bit unusual for me to blog twice within a few days. But, it happens. Today I started the 2nd Vaporbyte launch cake. It's a process. For this cake I used my Nana's fruitcake recipe, it never fails and fruitcake lovers adore it. It's my goto launch cake recipe. Right now, the kitchen … Continue reading Dirty Deeds

Thanks to The Who for today's blog title. Today is the first day of winter. We're half way through 2020 and as a year it is quite the disappointment. I give it '1 star': could try harder. Haven't seen #MyKnight since November last year because we can't travel back and forth between Perth and Wellington … Continue reading See Me, Feel Me

Once upon a time I wrote a little thing and it's in an anthology called C'est La Vie. And the other day it was read on the radio by John MacDonald. And you can hear it here.How cool is that?And yes it is a Byte short story. Go listen. It's pretty fun to hear it … Continue reading A little thing …

"Put on your red shoes and dance the blues"When I see or hear the words "Let's Dance" I hear the song in my head. Bowie gets in and he had a way of sticking around."Let's Dance" is the first chapter of Vaporbyte. I was trying to remember (without going through the book) how many Bowie … Continue reading Let’s Dance