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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

Saying It Well

Justice

Forever

The Sense of an Ending

Wish You Were Here

A Moveable Feast

Clarissa

The Odyssey

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

Wondrous Words #148

Thanks for stopping  by to check on the new words I found this week. I finished another Agatha Christie book (Death On the Nile) which almost always contains a few new-to-me words. Here’s what I found: 1.  fulsome: M. Blondin, however, was positively fulsome in his attentions. Fulsome is an adjective meaning complimentary or flattering to [...]

Wondrous Words #147

In today’s edition of Wondrous Words Wednesday I have only one word. It’s, of course, new to me but also very interesting. The word is from Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai. The word is durian and here is how it was used in the book: No one has offered to share what I smell: [...]

Wondrous Words #146

Wednesday is the day to share new words we find in our reading. My whole family loves to help me. Cerrin, our youngest, specializes in finding the best new words in cartoons. Here’s her latest: Adam by Brian Bassett Proboscis sounded familiar but it didn’t come to mind right away. I didn’t detect any clues [...]

Wondrous Words #145

Thanks for stopping by to check on the new words I found this week. I finished reading Austenland by Shannon Hale. Here are a few I found: 1.  tiffin: “The gentlemen, much to Miss Charming’s palpable elation, did conclude their billiards and join the ladies for tiffin and tea, charades and gossip. I thought tiffin [...]

Wondrous Words #144

Hi everyone. Our holiday vacation is over. It was tough to leave our sweet granddaughters, but it was time to go home. We hopped on Amtrak and chugged out of Portland Monday afternoon. The trip to the Bay area arrives early the next morning. I’ve told you before how much I love to travel by [...]