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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: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com. What I’m Reading  Gods In Alabama
 Sizzle
 Poems by Emily Dickinson
Read-A-Longs  Clarissa
My Book Rating System A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it
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One of my favorite books from last year was The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott (link to my review). It builds on one of my childhood favorites: Little Women. Kelly O’Connor McNees’ wonderful book brought back the reading pleasure I first had with Miss Alcott while sitting on the front porch many, many summers [...]
Yesterday it was my pleasure to share with you the synopsis and my review of Toni Teepell’s A Truth Worth Tellin’. Molly (The Bumbles) and I read the book together and then asked the author some questions. Molly is sharing her questions today on her blog (here) and I’m sharing with you my questions. Joyfully [...]
In March I loved all but one of the books I read (The Art of Racing in the Rain). Reading can’t get much better than that. In January and February, half the books I read were non-fiction. I tried to slow that down in March. I only read two: If the Church Were Christian by [...]
Yesterday I shared with you my thoughts after reading Summer House: A Novel. [If you missed my review, click the book title.] Summer House is Nancy Thayer’s nineteenth novel. Most people of a certain age will know Nancy from her Hot Flash Club series of books. She’s also the author of Moon Shell Beach, Betwee [...]
A couple of weeks ago I shared with you how much I enjoyed Katherine Howe’s The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane. I believe I said it was one of my favorite books so far this year. [If you missed that post click here: The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane.] I read this book as part [...]
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What You’ll Find On My Blog: *Book Reviews  Click the button to go to my 2012 Book List
2012 CHALLENGES:
- Library books: 13/30
- Agatha Christie: 31/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 5/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 3/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 37
2012 Book Challenge I’m Hosting  Click the button to sign up
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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: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com. 
