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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
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
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I’ve been reading this book for about a week and a half. During that time it has been extremely hot here in northern California – upper 90s and 100s. While my body has been hot, my mind has been on the Amish farm, imagining their life in all this heat. Only thing, is I know [...]
by Lois M. Burrows and Laura G. Myers Harper & Row, 1976 The subtitle for this book is: A Cookbook For When Your Garden Explodes. That fits the garden situation here in Northern California, as you can see from the picture above. This book, first written in 1976, has been my mom’s go-to book for [...]
I’ve been on the lookout for good cookbooks for children. My oldest granddaughter is getting to that age. With a family full of people who love to cook and eat, it will be good for her to be able to hold her own. I find most children love to experiment with food. Even the youngest ones [...]
Last year I read, for the first time, a book by Anthony Bourdain. It was Kitchen Confidential (my review is here) and I really liked Bourdain’s style of writing. So when I saw his No Reservations at the book store, I bought it without even opening the cover. Mostly, I liked the subtitle – Around [...]
Getting recommendations for good places to eat is something all good foodies love to do. Jane and Michael Stern have been recommending such places for over thirty years. They have written numerous books on the subject, have a weekly spot on American Public Radio’s Splendid Table, a column in Gourmet Magazine, and an excellent website. [...]
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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: 11/30
- 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: 2/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 35
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