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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 The Confession
Gods In Alabama
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
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I recently read The PostMistress by Sarah Blake for The First Look Book Club (Barnes and Noble). It’s the tale of three women and the effect World War II has on their lives. The book won’t be published until February 2010, so I’ll share my review with you in a month or so. One of [...]
Food: I love to eat it and talk about it and I love to read about it, too. This time of year I love to look for new cookbooks. What is it about a new cookbook that appeals to me? It should be like a visit with a friend who’s sharing some new recipes she’s [...]
The very first book I reviewed in 2009 was Plain Perfect by Beth Wiseman. (You can read my review HERE.) I thoroughly enjoyed the book and was happy that I could pass it on to my eighty-nine-year-old mother who is very picky about her fiction. The book happened to be Christian Fiction but it was [...]
We all have authors we turn to again and again. I’ve often said, “I will read anything that author writes.” I think I am not alone in this attitude. I heard about new books from two of my favorite authors. I’m very excited and want to share this information with you. I think you’ll be [...]
Friday Finds, sponsored by Miz B, is a chance to share with each other books we find that appeal to us. I always have my eyes open for children’s books. As you know I have two granddaughters who love books. So I’m always looking for books that will feed their reading-habits. Here’s what I found [...]
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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: 11/30
- Agatha Christie: 31/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 2/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 5/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 2/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 35
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