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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 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
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Author: Molly Wizenberg Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 2009 Genre: Non-Fiction / Food Writing Last Spring I discovered a great blog written by a young woman who talks about her life and the food she likes to prepare. In particular, I like the way she talks about her family, friends, and everyday life. In addition to [...]
Author: Louise Penny Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2005 Genre: Mystery/Police Procedural Source: I read this on my Kindle Short Synopsis: (from Amazon) Chief Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec and his team of investigators are called in to the scene of a suspicious death in a rural village south of Montréal and yet [...]
Ever since Kaye at The Road Goes Ever Ever On clued me into the Kindle Daily Post blog, I’ve downloaded quite a number of books. The Kindle Daily Post reviews a variety of books, magazines, games and so forth that are available on Kindle. I’m a real sucker for the free and inexpensive ones. This [...]
As I mentioned the other day, I’ve had a hard time reading the past two weeks. Louisa May Alcott pulled me back from the scary edge of the cliff – again. When I was a child and starting a new school, not knowing anyone, Little Women came into my life and provided me with comfort [...]
by Curtiss Ann Matlock Mira Books, 2004 My Rating: B So many people have suggested I try a book, any book, by Curtiss Ann Matlock that I finally did. I picked Sweet Dreams At the Goodnight Motel because I liked the cover. I thought it would be a fun, light-hearted read. It was, but I [...]
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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: 13/30
- 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: 3/50
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 37
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