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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’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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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: 12/30
- 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: 36
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