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Cottage at Glass BeachI hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving feast day. We did and, of course, we’re still eating the leftovers. I love ‘em. I know lots of people love the day after Thanksgiving – Black Friday. It’s not for me. I’ve never cared much for competitive shopping. I leave that to the Super Shoppers. If that [...]
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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.
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I just finished reading this book and I have to tell you, Feeding the Dragon is a triple winner. One, it’s an excellent picture book of China’s back country, it’s people and food. The photos are stunning. Second, it’s filled with yummy and authentic Chinese cuisine. And number three, it’s a travelogue of a trip [...] by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg With lettering by Jared K. Fletcher Published by DC Comics, 2007 Cerrin and I read this graphic novel during the late hours of the 24 Hour Read-A-Thon. We knew we needed a change of pace from our regular reading to keep us going. It was short, quick, engaging and, [...] by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Dial Press/Random House, 2009 My Rating: A+ Last Thursday I closed the last page of this book and I was eager to tell you about it. The problem was, I couldn’t. It touched me on so many levels that I didn’t have words to explain it. It took [...] My husband, Jay, and I read this book together – he with his eyes and I with my ears. Jay is a Louis L’Amour fan. He owns all 105 of the books and has read all of them at least three or four times. He’s even met the author twice and has done lots of [...] by Jean Davies Okimoto Endicott and Hugh Books, 2009 My Rating: A Have you ever read a book that felt like it came from your own life? The Love Ceiling felt like that for me. Well, maybe not all the exact details, but in the general concepts. Imagine a main character who – is in [...] by Mark Twain Originally published in 1876 Synopsis: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a classic American tale of childhood in the mid-1800s. Tom Sawyer is mischievous, wily, he skips school and he sneaks out of the house at night. The story follows Tom and his friends through one adventure after another. The most serious [...] Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It and Other Cooking Projects by Karen Solomon Ten Speed Press, 2009 A Back in the ‘olden days’ when we were back-to-the-landers I did a ton of preserving food. I canned tomatoes, green beans and peaches, froze corn, apples and shredded zucchini, made jams and pickles and sauerkraut. It was [...] By Erick Setiawan Simon & Schuster Publication Date: August 2009 What the book is about(from the publisher): OF BEES AND MIST is part love story, part female-driven family saga, and part fantasy about three generations of women in two families living in a nameless town during a timeless era, where spirits and spells, witchcraft and [...] The last six months I have been re-reading my favorite books from my childhood. It has been a wonderful stroll through my youthful memories and, because I read most of these books to my children, I’m remembering those times as well. I recommend the practice to anyone with fond recollection of childhood books. I want [...] |
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