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

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

Archives

The Beauty of Parsley

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 [...]

Book Review: Just Tacos by Shelley Wiseman

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 [...]

How Do You Feel When You Think of Lemons?

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, [...]

Enchilada Sauce From Scratch

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 [...]

Food For the Big Game

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 [...]