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

Look What I Found: Books About Louisa May Alcott

One of my goals in the All Things Alcott Challenge is to read about the author. As I was starting to track down various resources, Penny of Life On the Cutoff, left an encouraging comment with some book suggestions. She is an avid Alcott fan and has visited Orchard House, one of Alcott’s homes that [...]

Friday Finds: More Good Food Writing

After reading and reviewing the Best Food Writing 2009 I was interested in looking for  otherexamples of good food writing. I can always count on the nice “people” at Amazon to come up with some good recommendations for me. Here’s what I found: Women Who Eat: A New Generation on the Glory of Food, edited [...]

I Found a Couple of Good Food Mysteries

I love to eat food, talk food, write and read about food. I also love mysteries, so, if the two are combined, I’m happy. Here are a couple I think look good enough to add to my list: 1.  Fatallty Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz doesn’t have a moment to spare [...]

Look What I Found: Some Light Reading

I’ve been feeling the need to read something light right now. I find that this time of year my mind can’t handle a lot of heavy thoughts. So, in my wandering through the internet I found these two on the Macmillan Publishing’‘s page. They look like just the thing I need. Perhaps you are in [...]

Look What I Found: Christmas Novels

While shopping in one of my favorite bookstores (WalMart) this week I found several books that are the kind of thing I love to read this time of year. Yup, I’m a sucker for those holiday romances. For me they are book candy – they’re just so nice, sugary and sweet. They are also short [...]