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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 Saying It Well
Justice
Forever
The Sense of an Ending
Wish You Were Here
A Moveable Feast
Clarissa
The Odyssey
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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You know how some days are just right for making soup? Well, today is one of those days. I have my big pot out and I’m thinking about what I have that can go in that pot. Ever wonder who made that first pot of soup? It has to have been several thousands of years [...]
Lots of cooks are very uncomfortable about putting their hands in or on the food they are preparing. I’m not one of them. I don’t stick my fingers into a boiling soup pot nor do I cook with dirty hands. But I like to get personal with the food I’m fixing. I know John Steinbeck [...]
Last week I was telling you about making muffins for Christmas morning. I did just that this week for a big multi-family celebration. They all turned out fine and earned the multi-yummm award. I made cherry lemon, a cranberry pecan, and an apple-oatmeal-walnut-raisin-date-multi-flour muffin. It’s the last one I want to tell you about. I’ve [...]
One of our family traditions has to do with Christmas morning. It started when our children were quite small. They would wake up, super excited to open all the gifts, especially to see what Santa brought. In order for all of us to share the joy together, our rule was that no one opened a [...]
Last Monday I posted recipes for Shrimp Dip as part of the Progressive Dinner Party. (The recipe is here.) I will admit to being somewhat obsessive about my shrimp dip for several decades. I loved that dish and was so disappointed when I could no longer make it because they stopped making frozen shrimp soup. [...]
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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: 3/30
- Agatha Christie: 29/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 1/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 0/6
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 6
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