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

My Favorite Books In 2010

For me, a favorite book is one I’m still thinking and talking about months after I read it. The books listed below are stuck in my mind and some in my heart. I’m ready to share my list with you. You’ll see that there are different reasons for each book I picked.  If you’d like to [...]

Literary Road Trip in Kansas

A Literary Road Trip is a chance for me to look closely at the authors who claim Kansas as home. [For why I chose Kansas, visit this blog post.] There are so many wonderful authors from the state that it makes me proud to feature them. The name Max McCoy comes up quite often around [...]