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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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Today is the beginning of a week long Progressive Dinner Party. It’s being hosted at the Book Blogger’s Social Club. Everyone is invited, so head on over to the Social Club to see what else is being served. Because Monday is the first day of the party, my assignment was to serve an appetizer. I’ve [...]
What do you call a place that’s not a restaurant, yet serves food of at least thirty-five different cuisines? You call it an International Food Court! This is the Emeryville, California International Food Court. My daughters, granddaughters and I visited here this week on the return leg of our road trip to Southern California. As [...]
Got any turkey leftover? A few of my family members claim the dishes made after the big turkey feast are their favorite part of the traditional big bird. For instance, my oldest daughter likes a turkey sandwich made with turkey, cream chees and cranberry sauce. Mmmm-good. My husband’s favorite turkey leftover is so good I [...]
Kathy (Bermuda Onion) and Julie (Booking Mama) have been featuring a Virtual Cookie Swap for the past twelve days. Now it’s our turn to add to the Cookie Exchange. I decided to share one of my family’s favorites. We’ve been making these cookies for over forty years. They are very tasty but, in my opinion, [...]
Sponsored by Beth Fish Reads I remember exactly where I was, and my reaction the first time I ever ate Mexican food. The year was 1954 and my family had just moved to Southern California from Wisconsin. In Wisconsin we ate what all normal, mid-western, German-American families ate. But right away, in California, our menu [...]
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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: 8
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