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New Zealand is a Small Country in a Big World

I know that the New Zealand earthquake has probably slipped off most media radar, but please keep people in your prayers.  The state of emergency for Canterbury has been extended another 7 days, and some of the aftershocks are stronger than many earthquakes. Just to put things in perspective – the earthquake in Haiti was [...]

Posted 08 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged: , , ,

Earthquake in New Zealand

As some of you know, a 7.1 earthquake struck Christchurch, New Zealand, with the effects felt throughout the South Island and in some southern parts of the North Island.  I’ve gotten several emails from people checking on us, so I thought I’d do a quick post to let people know that we’re OK!  We live [...]

Posted 04 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: , ,

Waiheke Island

Chris and I finally took our trip to Waiheke Island.  Rather than making an overnight of it, we decided to just go for the day and save the extended trip for another time. We started out by walking to the Auckland Ferry Building.  We purchased our tickets and waited for the ferry to arrive. We [...]

Posted 03 September 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Photos § Reviews § Travel § Waiheke Island § Wine ‡ Comments (16) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fatso.co.nz (I miss Netflix!)

Chris and I aren’t big TV watchers*.  Don’t read anything judgmental into that – if you want to watch TV, go for it.  I just get bored easily and would rather not pay for a service that, for the most part, I won’t use. We do like to watch movies and some TV series on [...]

Posted 27 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Movies § Reviews § TV ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , , ,

A 3 Month Retrospective

We’ve been in New Zealand for over 3 months.  A lot has changed since then, and I’m not just talking about the weather. I’ve realized that I can live and make a home in a foreign country.  That some things will always be the same.  That there are friends who keep in touch with you [...]

Posted 20 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Moving § Travel ‡ Comments (16) °

The Beautiful Winter Gardens

Hello, my lovely readers!  Hope you’re having a fabulous day :-) Today, I’m going to share some photos that I took while touring the Winter Gardens in Auckland Domain with my friend B and her two daughters, S and Z. The Winter Gardens are located within Auckland’s largest park – the Auckland Domain.  It’s about [...]

Posted 19 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Auckland Domain ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: , , ,

Shopping at “The Vault”

One of my favorite stores in Auckland is “The Vault”, a design home-store located on High Street. Other than this sign, there isn’t much to indicate that there’s a store here!  This is the shop window… It’s definitely tucked in there!  This is the entry way.  You truly feel as though you’re walking down into [...]

Posted 13 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Shopping ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , ,

Continuing with our Rainy Day Shopping…

I’m glad that you guys enjoyed seeing the photos from yesterday’s post!  Sometimes, I wonder if people are all that interested in knowing what life is like in Auckland, New Zealand.  Posting pictures of my shopping excursion in the rain seems a little silly, but I know that a big reason why I read other [...]

Posted 11 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Shopping § Travel § traveling ‡ Comments (7) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Shopping in the Rain… Complete with Photos

It’s a rare thing for me to post a photo of myself on this blog!  But, I decided that I should show you what I look like when I’m all kitted out to go walking in the Auckland winter rain… Gosh, my hair’s getting long!  And please, pay no mind to the bedroom – we’re [...]

Posted 10 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Auckland § Photos § Pictures § Shopping ‡ Comments (11) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

On Public Transportation

I have an irrational fear of public transportation. I don’t have any qualms about riding trains or subways – I’ve done that before in Boston, in NYC, in Chicago… it’s just buses that freak me out.  I haven’t regularly ridden a bus since the early days of grade school when I had to trudge down [...]

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Posted 04 August 2010 † Jenny @ Practically Perfect... § Fears § Public Transportation § Travel ‡ Comments (5) ° Tagged: , , , , ,