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

Gods In Alabama

The Red Pony

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

Archives

Book Review: Book Of a Thousand Days

Book Of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale was a fantastic adventure. It was not my usual genre but it was great fun. The book was the winner of two separate book awards. Read all about it at Quirky Girl’s Read.

Book Review: Blue-Eyed Devil by Robert B. Parker

This is a good old-fashioned story of the American West in the late 1800s with a couple of changes. The story has it’s bad guys, but also the not-too-bad good guys. The not-too-bad good guys are Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch. They are not exactly guns-for-hire; they’re more like lawmen-for-hire. They happen to be excellent/best [...]

Book Review: Saving CeeCee Honeycutt

by Beth Hoffman Narrated by Jenna Lamia I listened to this book while traveling on the train to visit my mother. It was the perfect place to listen to this story. The soft rolling and swaying of the train matched the sweet southern accents of the characters. This is the story of one summer in [...]

Book Review: First Family

Jay and I listened to this audiobook on a recent road trip. It was the perfect audiobook for that purpose. First, let me tell you what the book is about. From the back cover: It began with what seemed like an ordinary children’s birthday party. Friends and family gathered to celebrate. There were balloons and cake, [...]