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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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I 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 [...]
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 [...]
To begin, let me say that Kitchen Confidential is not exactly a book about food. Yes, the author is a chef but, in this book, food is sort of incidental. This is a story about a guy who fell into a career having to do with food. At the age of 20 he picked this [...]
American Fried: Adventures of a Happy Eater Calvin Trillin HarperCollins, 1974 All of us are eaters. Calvin Trillin claims to be a happy eater. I think he’s more than that. Based on this book, I’d say he is an Eater-Extraordinaire. Whether he is on the road, in a neighborhood in his home city of New [...]
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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
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