Welcome

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

Saying It Well

Justice

Forever

The Sense of an Ending

Wish You Were Here

A Moveable Feast

Clarissa

The Odyssey

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

Archives

Wine to Water: A Bartender’s Quest to Bring Clean Water to the World

Author: Doc Hendley Publisher: Avery, January 5, 2012 Genre: Memoir My Rating: B Summary (from the publisher): The captivating story of an ordinary bartender who’s changing the world through clean water. Doc Hendley never set out to be a hero. In 2004, Hendley-a small- town bartender- launched a series of wine-tasting events to raise funds [...]

It’s the Day To Celebrate Fools

I’ve always loved April Fools Day. Playing pranks on fellow students or collegues has always been fun. I especially love it when young children try to get in on the act. A four or five-year-old’s awakening sense of humor is always endearing. [Look - you have a bug on you!] But now that I’m retired [...]

Favorite Places: Vine To Wine Update: August

As part of my Favorite Places feature I’ve been keeping track of a vineyard here in Sonoma County, California. It’s about a mile from where we are staying at our son’s home. It’s truly a beautiful area with vineyards everywhere. This year, while we are here, my goal is to see how these vines go [...]

We Have Giveaway Winners!!

We have three lucky winners who will soon be able to read Star Gazing by Linda Gillard soon. Their numbers came up when I went to random.org. And the winners are . . . Kay of My Random Acts Of Reading Esme of Chocolate and Croissants Barbara of Views From The Countryside They have all [...]

Monthly Wrap-Up: March

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 [...]