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

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

Nana Learns to Recycle – An Update

Today is trash day here in Windsor, California and we are celebrating. Since I accepted the Recycling Challnge, I have been consciously trying to reduce what goes into the trash can and increase what goes into recycling. For my post on the subject go here. So, what are we celebrating? THREE WEEKS  =  ONE TRASH [...]

Weekly Geeks: Quote of the Day

The assignment for this week is to post a new quote each day using a theme. I’m using the theme of Facing Challenges. Here’s one for today. So often we try to alter circumstances to suit ourselves, instead of letting them alter us, which is what they are meant to do. —Mother Maribel

ReRun: A Favorite Tip

On Wednesdays I like to particpate in this carnival called Works-For-Me. It’s fun for a couple of reasons. One, it makes me think creatively about the things I do. I take them for granted because I’ve been doing them for years but perhaps these tips might be helpful to others. Secondly, I participate because there [...]

Nana Learns To Recycle

I have been shamed into becoming a recycler. Until my children became adults I didn’t even think or really know about recycling. But now my granddaughter is even an expert! What’s a Nana to do but get with the program?! In addition to what my family is telling me, I did a little research on [...]

Bread In My Crockpot

I’m sure that when most people want to bake some bread they fire up their oven. Not me. I fire up my crockpot. Let me explain. My husband and I are retired and we are traveling the country in our RV. I love everything about our new “home” except the oven. It is impossible for [...]