Author Archives: KMB

Hamish, try this!  This is my favourite salad of all time – Tabouleh.When I moved to Australia at 18yrs old a whole new world of food was opened up for me.  Having come from Dunedin where the extent of takeaways was Chinese or Burgers, and ea… Continue reading →

I get asked how we eat out so often on a regular basis. The answer is pretty simple really and I will give you a couple of tips. I got thinking about this today when Mr and I were at Gr8 Tandoori Indian in Lower Hutt. Their lunch menu is a main, rice and plain […] Continue reading →

Yes winning this would be awesome for the family. ..if only to give me a break haha…and because the kids deserve it, they really are awesome ☺ watching smurfs is definetly a fun childhood memory. Continue reading →

I am a fan of the Smurfs. I used to watch the cartoon as a kid. As an adult, I watched both of the recent films. Now a new movie is coming out that looks like it is going back to the shows roots. The newest trailer for Smurfs The Lost Village is online, you can see it below. Sypnosis Smurfette (Demi Lovato) attempts to find her purpose in the village. When she encounters a creature similar to her in the Forbidden Forest who drops a mysterious map, she sets off with her friends Brainy (Danny Pudi), Clumsy (Jack McBrayer), and Hefty (Joe Manganiello) to find the Lost Village before the evil wizard, Gargamel (Rainn Wilson), does What I thought There is a lot of comedy, some nice action, and the animation is beautiful. It is full of color that brings everything in this trailer to vivid life. I think this is taking the series in the direction it needs to go.   I even shed a few tears at the end…but Emily (Miss 8) didn’t.  It felt very true to the original cartoon which I watched so many years ago as a young child. Smurfs The Lost Village will be in a cinema near you April 6 2017 (in time for the school holidays) GIVEAWAY. W I N To celebrate the release, I have 10  cute Smurfs Prize Packs to give away! Each prize includes; Family pass to the movie – 1 x Character keychain – 1x Character wristband – 1 x Mini sticker book To enter; 1. Like my Lisasaurus page on FB 2. Like this post 3. Tag a parent friend who might like to see The Smurfs Lost Village as well 4. Extra entry for commenting on this post Comp closes on Thursday 8th April and is in no way associated with nor endorsed by Facebook. NZ residents only. Save Save Save Save

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Welcome to 

Create, Inspire, Love

Once a month Mia Bella Passions will select something to share, 
from another creative, blog or website….
It may be: 

Create: DIY, upcycling, craft, or baking. 

Inspire: Art, sculpture, a quote or inspirational message.

Love: Or something I think you will love.

Today’s Favourite is:

The Crochet Easter Bunny Garland

created by Lina
at 
Sew Historically.

I have never managed to master crochet,

but these step by step photographs and a clear concise tutorial means even I might manage to succeed!

Lina even gives you a free pattern.

Pop over to Sew Historically.
Because this Bunny Garland is a must create for Easter.

Feel free to copy the link & the ‘I was featured Button’ 

http://miabellapassion.blogspot.co.nz/

Linking at:

  Happiness Is…Homemade, Show & Tell, 

The Creative Gallery,  Tuesdays At Our Home,  

Totally Terrific Tuesday, 

Share Your Style , Favourite Things,  

To Grandmas House We Go,

Home Matters,

Life On Lakeshore Drive, Share It One More Time,

❥ Snickerdoodle Sunday. 

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Passengers on a Malaysia Airlines flight delayed by more than 42 hours due to a mechanical fault are stranded at Auckland Airport because all nearby accommodation is booked out for Adele.
People were sleeping on chairs in the airport’s KFC overnight with their luggage around them as they waited to catch the Kuala Lumpur-bound flight, the father of one passenger told the Herald.

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11825579

I had a terrible experience when I flew last year.

“Extremely poor communications.”

Reviewed 13 September 2016

Dear Sir, (Malaysian airline)

I emailed to you and the only communications I got from you was, “Acknowledgement of Receiving Case -2589-06/2016,”
I flew back from Kuala Lumpur on 15th June to Auckland. Upon boarding the plane, an air stewardess told me to wait at the station behind the business class. She gave no explanation when I asked her why. Soon there were five others in my same situation, and there was a hullabaloo with the rest of the passengers boarding.
All we were told to wait. Sensing we were hot and bothered, a stewardess left a tray of juice on the corner and asked us to help ourselves.
The commotion went on, and I asked for a reason that we were kept in the dark. By then, I was very upset, and I voiced that I had travelled nine weeks and this was my last leg home.
The Indian man steward had the cheek to ask if I had been to Europe. I kept quiet, and wanted to shout,” What is it to you?” Yes, I didn’t want to say I have been to Europe and I have been to USA and Canada.
I verbalised that I am a writer. I am a published writer, a blogger and a travel writer. I did not say I could write about such a shoddy situation we were in.
They then offer a seat way back which I did not take up. Finally they gave me a seat behind where I had originally purchased.
Towards the end of the trip, I asked the steward if he could give me a satisfactory answer, he gave a vague answer like seats at 9 and 10 were ………
When I came back, I didn’t write in, but it is already August, I still have not heard.

Ann Chin,
This was written on 11 August, I still have not heard from there. it is 13 sept

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowUserReviews-g1-d8729116-r417767972-Malaysia_Airlines-World.html#

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Visiting:  Rotorua for the weekend Eating :  Pulled Pork and Coleslaw, picnic on the side of the road in HuntlyDrinking :  Cups of tea from the thermos Reading:  Listening to audio stories of Famous Five as we road trip to… Continue reading →

  The other week I had a dream I knew was from God.  Last night I shared about it with my youth at HKC as they were main characters in it. In my dream a whole bunch of us were in a massive hotel.  It had many floors and elevators and stairs.  We were in […] Continue reading →

Movie Review: Boss Baby When I told my daughter that we were seeing Boss Baby, she was ridiculously excited. For starters, I didn’t even know she knew about this movie – she must have seen the trailer on YouTube so for some reason knew MORE than me about it! Then this weird snowball effect started […]

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Most people understand that when a real-estate advertisement promotes a property as ‘ideal for first-home owners’, they mean ‘nobody would live here if they could afford somewhere else’. And when those ads label a house a ‘DIY dream’, they mean ‘the roof is currently held on by duct tape’. I don’t often hear of the […] Continue reading →

Yesterday I chose my fabric and threads for my other major embroidery class – Holey Moley.  Again, I’m a student, not the teacher. I took my inspiration from the beautiful verigated Stef Francis threads and just picked complimentary colours.  … Continue reading →