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

Sizzle

Poems by Emily Dickinson

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: French Milk

by Lucy Knisley Simon & Schuster, 2007 My Rating: C+ Lucy is approaching her twenty-second birthday, approaching adulthood. As a gift, as a rite-of-passage, Lucy is given a five-week trip to Paris with her mother. From a small rented apartment they venture out to see everything that Paris has to offer. They see the major [...]

A Holiday Book: Bluebird Winter

by Linda Howard HQN Books, Originally published in 1987, Re-released in the anthology entitled Under the Mistletoe My Rating: C+ How do you feel about coincidences? Some people say there is no such thing as a coincidence; everything that happens is meant to be. How do you feel about the spirit of Christmas? Some people [...]