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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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Here is my amazing parsley plant. Isn’t it beautiful? The reason I find it so amazing is this: the plant will have it’s one year birthday this coming week. I bought it as a one-inch seedling and planted it among flowers in my big pot outside the door. It has been the most faithful of [...]
I enjoy eating tacos and they have been one of my go-to meals for a very long time. When my children were young all I had to say was “Taco Night” and their sweet little faces would light up. Some things have changed since those days. For one thing, I no longer deep-fat fry the [...]
What emotions do you feel when you eat something lemony? Any food featuring lemon has always appealed to me, but I know most people pucker their noses at the idea. It’s lemon season here in northern California and they are plentiful. Here are some of my favorites: lemon chicken, lemon pie, lemon muffins, lemon bars, [...]
Have you ever made your own enchilada sauce? Until last Fall, I hadn’t. I thought all good enchilada sauce came from a can. I was so wrong. Making it from scratch was fairly easy and the flavor was so much better. I want to share with you how to make it. The first thing to [...]
As many of you know, tomorrow is Super Bowl Sunday. This is a big event in the US. It’s the one day everyone is a football fan. For the majority of the celebrants it’s really just an excuse to party. Nothing against a good party, unless you seriously want to watch the game. My husband [...]
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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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