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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while. Contact me by email: margot (DOT) peck (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

Currently Reading

The Art of Racing In the Rain

Peril At End House

Eternal On The Water

My Book Rating System

A = Exellent Book . . . . B = Very good story . . . C = Good/Average. . . . D = Poor . . . . . . . . . . . F = So poor I couldn’t finish it

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Are You Looking For A Good Place To Eat?

Getting recommendations for good places to eat is something all good foodies love to do. Jane and Michael Stern have been recommending such places for over thirty years. They have written numerous books on the subject, have a weekly spot on American Public Radio’s Splendid Table, a column in Gourmet Magazine, and an excellent website. [...]

Harlem Renaissance: Ethel Waters

Welcome to today’s stop on the Classics Circuit. During the month of February, the Circuit is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. We are featuring books, authors and others associated with this time period – roughly around the 1920’s and 1930’s. The person I want to tell you about is Ethel Waters.
I chose to feature Ethel Waters [...]

Book Review: What I Know

I just finished reading this book that is inspirational, humorous, and a wonderful celebration of the best of what’s inside people. I’m going to give you a summary of the book and share a few quotes. In addition, I’m going to post some quotes from the book over in my left sidebar and keep it [...]

A Food Book: Home Cooking

HOME COOKING: A WRITER IN THE KITCHEN
Laurie Colwin
Perennial/Harper Collins, 1988
My Rating: A+

“One of the delights of life is eating with friends; second to that is TALKING about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating WHILE you are eating with friends. People who like to cook like to talk about food. [...]

Book Review: Thanksgiving at the Inn

by Tim Whitney
Bancroft Press, 2009
My Rating: A+
In helping children to develop a love of reading my experience shows that linking books with special events aids the process. It’s why reading and cuddling at bedtime is so effective. And what would Christmas be without Charles Dickens? If we have special books for Christmas, why not one [...]