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

Wrap-Up Of The All Things Alcott Challenge

This past May I launched a challenge to read and/or watch books or movies associated with Louisa May Alcott. I was very pleased when so many people joined in. Participants read everything from the perennial favorite, Little Women, to some of the lesser known works like A Long and Fateful Chase. Many tackled a biography [...]

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 [...]

Giveaway: Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women

Harriet Reisen has been an enormous help to those of us who are Louisa May Alcott fans. Her PBS documentary has been seen by millions and her biography has done equally as well. So well, in fact, that it is about to be released in paperback. From the publisher, her is a short synopsis of [...]

Update: All Things Alcott Challenge

This has certainly been a good year for Louisa May Alcott. So many readers are re-discovering her works. Certainly the debut novel, The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by Kelly O’Connor McNees, helped me rekindle my love for Ms. Alcott’s work. I’ve noticed it’s doing the same for others. Even the Oprah Magazine reviewed [...]

Louisa May Alcott: An Old Fashioned Girl

As I mentioned the other day, I’ve had a hard time reading the past two weeks. Louisa May Alcott pulled me back from the scary edge of the cliff – again. When I was a child and starting a new school, not knowing anyone, Little Women came into my life and provided me with comfort [...]