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

What’s in that Giveaway Package?

 During the month of May I am offering free books featuring Mothers. As a mother/grandmother I have always loved reading about other mother’s lives. Here’s one of the books in the five-book offer: Beginner’s Greek – A Novel by James Collins. Is love at first sight possible or just an old-fashioned romantic idea? And what [...]

What’s in that Giveaway package?

During the month of May I am able to offer free books featuring Mothers. As a mother/grandmother I’ve always loved reading about other mother’s lives. Here’s one of the books in the five-book offer: Mommy Grace – Erasing Your Mommy Guilt by Dr. Sheila Schuller. Universally, mothers tend to feel they are not good enough [...]

Mother’s Day Giveaway: Five Books to Five Readers

The Hatchette Book Group has been extremely generous in offering a package of FIVE books to FIVE lucky readers of Joyfully Retired. This giveaway is in honor of Mothers and Grandmothers. Here are the five books being offered: Miracles of Motherhood By ISBN: 1931722927 Odd Mom Out By Jane Porter ISBN: 0446699233 Mommy Grace By Sheila Schuller [...]