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

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

Archives

I’m On a Blogging Vacation

I’m so excited! My husband and I are off to behave like children. Yes, we are off to Disneyland. We’re going to meet our granddaughters, and their parents. I only have one post pre-scheduled for next Friday. Other than that, my blog is on hold. I’m not taking my laptop with me so I will [...]

Remembering Decoration Day

This is the third year I’m going to run this post about Decoration Day. I’m not sure why I feel compelled to run it again. I suppose it’s because I like the idea of remembering those people who have gone before us. And it’s not a sad memory. I find it’s best to think about [...]

You Are Cordially Invited To a Chat

March Madness has just  begun and I am loving it. The games on the first day were quite exciting and I expect Friday’s games to actually be even better. (I graduated from Kansas. Enough said?) But I am willing to stop viewing for 90 minutes in order to chat with my friends. The chat I’m [...]

Need a good laugh?

The old saying is that laughter is the best medicine. I find that true. I don’t necessarily like jokes that put people down. I used to hate jokes that made fun of senior citizens but, now that I am one, it feels more like laughing at myself. And, I consider laughing at myself to be [...]

Thanks To All My Blogging Friends

I want to say a very sincere THANK YOU to all of you who shared such heartwarming words of support following the death of my mom. It means so much to me. Although I saw her rapid decline over the past few months, the actual event was still hard to take. But my mom and [...]