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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
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
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This year I’m watching a vineyard as it matures here in Sonoma County, California. It’s become one of my Favorite Places I’m sharing it’s development with you each month. My goal is to show you the changes each month as it go . . . By the middle of June the plants are beginning to [...]
Favorite Places is show and tell. It’s where I show you some of the places we’ve traveled to. This week’s choice is one of my husband’s favorites. (He took all the photos.) Jay loves all things western. I suspect he was a cowboy in a previous life. He was very excited when he learned there [...]
Taking a drive along the back roads is an old tradition. People did it on horseback and in carts and buggies. And then the automobile came along and road trips have become high art. This time of year the ancient gypsy blood comes up to the surface and we long for that open road. If [...]
Welcome to Favorite Places where I share some of the places we have visited in our travels. This week I’ve been thinking about Big Bend National Park located in southern Texas. The park is known for it’s beautiful natural resources. A visitor can see the Chinos Mountains, the Rio Grande River as well as the [...]
I’m keeping a careful eye on a vineyard about a mile from where we are staying in Sonoma Valley, California. It’s not a hardship. The area is beautiful in sight, smell and feel. My goal is to share with you the progress of the wine as it grows on the vine. Here’s the field last [...]
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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: 13/30
- 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: 3/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 37
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