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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 love to use my crock-pot. But I don’t like to clean it. The people at Reynolds have come up with these great liners. I thought I was the last to know about them but discovered there are lots of people in my family who weren’t aware of them. They are so easy to use. [...]
If people are retired, or there’s only a few of them, what do they have for Christmas Dinner? I can’t speak for all retirees, just what works for me. What works for me is a day of appetizers. Appetizers, you ask? Yes, appetizers. I guess you need to understand how Christmas Day works for us. [...]
I know there are a number of businesses who will arrange all sorts of beautiful flower arrangements for you. All you have to do is call one number and then it’s done. Because I’ve had some bad experiences with those services, I have my own system that works well for me. When visiting loved [...]
Hooray! It’s Christmas Cookie Baking Time! This is a traditional event in our family and I know our family is not unique in this. I’m here in Southern California visiting with my 88 year old mother who, in her time, was a master cookie-baker. She is still the standard bearer for a particular old German [...]
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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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