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

Favorite Places: Vine To Wine Update: June

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: John Wayne Country

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 [...]

Thinking About A Road Trip?

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 [...]

Favorite Places: Big Bend National Park

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 [...]

Favorite Places: Vine to Wine Update

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 [...]