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: A Truth Worth Tellin’

Author: Toni Teepell Publisher: Ramsay Publishing, 2009 My Rating: A My friend Molly, one of The Bumbles, and I each won a copy of this book from Kaye, the Pudgy Penguin. I really loved Kaye’s review (here) and the guest post (here) from the author, so I felt lucky to win the book. So did Molly. We agreed [...]

Book Review: And the Pursuit of Happiness

Authored by Maira Kalman Publisher: Penguin Press, 2010 My Rating: A+ This book has been flirting with me since it first arrived. It’s so gorgeous that it was impossible for me to leave it alone. It’s heavier than your average hardback, but not awkward. The covers are unique – both the paper-covering and the hardback cover. [...]

Book Review: The Thyssen Affair

Author: Mozelle Richardson Publisher: Mountain West Publishing Genre: Thriller/Mystery Format: Paperback Source: The Cadence Group, Publicists Why I Read The Book:  When asked to read a review copy, I agreed because I was intrigued by the mixture of a mystery and a Cold-War spy novel. Short Synopsis: Canyon Eliot was an OSS agent during World [...]

Book Review: The Hound Of Death

Author: Agatha Christie Publisher: Originally published by Odhams Press in 1933 in the UK. Published in the US by HarperCollins in 1964. Genre: Mystery Format: Hardcover Source: Library Short Synopsis: This is a book of twelve short stories all written in the 1920′s and published in magazines in England. What is unique about these stories [...]

Green Books Campaign: How To Plant A Tree

This review is part of the Green Books Campaign. Today 200 bloggers take a stand to support books printed in an eco-friendly manner by simultaneously publishing reviews of 200 books printed on recycled or FSC-certified paper. By turning a spotlight on books printed using eco- friendly paper, we hope to raise the awareness of book [...]