I was recently asked to review the latest cereal offering by “Be Natural”: Manuka Honey & Spice Clusters with Flakes I’ve seen the “Be Natural” range of cereals in our local grocery but since Chris is the primary cereal eater, I usually go off what he suggests rather than picking other options. I was keen… Read More “Be Natural” Cereal Review
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… Read More Waiheke Island
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… Read More Fatso.co.nz (I miss Netflix!)
This month’s selection is a book entitled, “Two Brides Too Many”, by Mona Hodgson. {ISBN 0307458903, Waterbrook Press, May 2010, 320 pages} “Two Brides Too Many” is the story of sisters Kat and Nell Sinclair. Recently arrived in Cripple Creek, CO to marry men that they’ve only met through letters, their world is thrown for… Read More “Two Brides Too Many” – August Book Review
You may remember me writing about purchasing a set of 5 Envirosax bags. I’d never used them before, but given that we don’t have a car and are often walking to do our own shopping, I thought it worthwhile to purchase some reusable grocery bags. Not to mention the fact that it’s better for the… Read More Envirosax Review
Hello, my lovely readers! Hope y’all are having a great week thus far. Ours has been busy, but that’s a post for another day. We had some friends over for dinner this week. The apartment is still pretty barren, but in this case it was a good thing. Our friends have a little one who… Read More New York Pizza in New Zealand
It’s not every day that you read an article with the title, “Police Find 14 Sheep Crammed Into Car”… Seriously – what were these guys thinking?! Also, congrats to Tami of 29 and Holding for winning my May book review giveaway! Send me your address at mrs{dot}practicallyperfect{at}hotmail{dot}com, and I’ll send it your way!
I’ll bet you thought that since I had just moved to another country, that I’d completely forgotten about the monthly book reviews. Well, you’re wrong! I didn’t forget, and this month I have another good one to share with you – “The Bride Collector”, by Ted Dekker. Ted Dekker is known for being primarily a… Read More May Book Review + Giveaway: The Bride Collector
This month’s book selection is a bit darker than those I’ve reviewed in the past. It’s entitled “Demon: A Memoir”, by Tosca Lee. Tosca Lee graduated from Smith College in Massachusetts, completing a degree in English and Literature and in International Relations in 3 1/2 years. She later spent time at Oxford studying economics, and… Read More “Demon: A Memoir” Book Review
Welcome to my 3rd Christian Fiction book review! I started reviewing books of this genre because, well, I enjoy reading them. I wanted to share some of that joy with you, my lovely readers. I hope that I’ve been able to do that, and hope that I’ll continue to do so with this month’s selection… Read More “Perfecting Kate” Book Review + Book Giveaway!
Some of you may remember me writing about my love of Christian/Inspirational Fiction back in June. I’ve read quite a few books within that genre since then, and decided to review one of them for you, my lovely readers. Since I’m done with the book, I’ve decided to give it away as well. I have… Read More “Never the Bride” Book Review + A Free Book
Good morning, everyone 🙂 It is absolutely pouring here! This Saturday, Chris and I got up early and went to the South Bend Farmer’s Market. It was so great! After a little confusion as to how to get there (thanks in part to Google Maps and yours truly), we found it, parked, and headed inside.… Read More Farmer’s Market and a Movie
Hi everyone. Chris and I went to see “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on Thursday night (my day off). I thought I’d give a Practically Perfect review, for those of you who are really into HP and want to see the film. For starters, let me say that I was really, really looking forward… Read More Harry Potter Review (No Spoilers!)
Okay, enough work-related drama! I’m getting sick of typing about it, so I’m sure that you are all sick of reading about it! Today, I’m going to share some of the DVDs that we’ve watched over the last few weeks. I think that the 1st one we watched was “The Duchess”. I wanted to see… Read More Reviews: The Duchess, Wanted, Finding Forrester, Friends, and Gossip Girl!
