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

Whip Up Something New: Scones

We have fresh raspberries! Aren’t they beautiful? We’ve been standing in the garden, snacking on them right off the bush. But now they are coming in in larger numbers, so I went looking for a special way to use them. I’ve had scones on my “To Try List” so I wanted to see if there was [...]

Weekend Cooking: Willie Bird’s Restaurant

A couple of weeks ago I told you about 500 Foods To Eat Before It’s Too Late. The book has lots of wonderful recommendations for eating great food all over the United States. I also enjoy getting recommendations from Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, the book based on the  TV show on the Food Network. (See my review of [...]

Are You Looking For A Good Place To Eat?

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. [...]

Memorable Cookie Jars

Back in the early 1940′s my mom bought the Humpty Dumpty cookie jar you see above. It has been cracked several times and mended but is still a beloved member of the family. My mother’s generation believed that a good homemaker always had a full cookie jar.  So, of course, my mom made cookies often [...]

When Your Neighbor Gives You Lemons . . .

One of the nice neighbors here in Windsor came over just before Thanksgiving with a big box of homegrown Meyer lemons. My ambitious d-i-l, Genevieve, had all sorts of ideas for these beauties. Right away she put them in glass vases and set them among greenery on the Thanksgiving table. Beautiful!. Meyer lemons are a [...]