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

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

Holiday Reading: Snow Day

Author: Billy Coffey Publisher: FaithWords (Hatchette Book Group), 2010 Genre: Christian Fiction Format: Review Copy Source: The Publisher My Rating: B+ Peter Boyd is a husband and a father of two young children. He works in a factory and his wife is a schoolteacher. They own a nice home and have money in the bank. [...]

Holiday Reading: A Simple Amish Christmas

Author:  Vanetta Chapman Publisher: Abdington Press, 2010 Genre: Spiritual/Romance Format: Kindle Source: Review copy from the publisher Why I Read The Book: I like to read Amish stories. Usually there is a conflict between modern life and the culture of the old-order. In this book I thought I might get a closer look at the [...]

Holiday Reading: Call Me Mrs. Miracle

Author: Debbie Macomber Narrator: Jennifer Van Dyck Publisher: Mira Publishing, 2010 Genre:  Christmas Format: Audio Source: Library Why I Read The Book: The synopsis appealed to me. Short Synopsis from the author’s website: (Debbie Macomber) This Christmas, Emily Merkle (call her Mrs. Miracle!) is working in the toy department at Finley’s, the last family-owned department store [...]

Holiday Reading: Country Christmas by Louisa May Alcott

I usually read one or two Christmas books but this year I’m on a roll to read as many books as I can. Although Louisa May Alcott was my favorite author as a child, I did not discover this little Christmas book until this year. I was hoping it would shed light on  how Christmas [...]

Book Review: Heideggers Glasses

Author: Thaisa Frank Publisher: Counterpoint Press, 2010 Genre: Historical Fiction Source: Counterpoint Press for the TLC Book Tours Why I Read The Book: I wanted to read more about World Ward II. Plus, the premise of the story intrigued me.  It’s a combination of historical fiction, thriller, and romance. Synopsis from the book jacket: The [...]