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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: margot (DOT) peck (AT) gmail (DOT) com.

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The Art of Racing In the Rain

Peril At End House

Eternal On The Water

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A = Exellent Book . . . . B = Very good story . . . C = Good/Average. . . . D = Poor . . . . . . . . . . . F = So poor I couldn’t finish it

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Book Review: Britten and Brulightly

Written and illustrated by Hannah Berry
Macmillan Publishing, 2009
My Rating: A
Britten and Brulightly is a mystery set in rainy London. The title refers to a partnership of two private investigators. Britten prefers the term “researcher.” Brulightly is the partner who is never seen by the reader although we do hear him talking. Britten is the one [...]

Harlem Renaissance: Ethel Waters

Welcome to today’s stop on the Classics Circuit. During the month of February, the Circuit is celebrating the Harlem Renaissance. We are featuring books, authors and others associated with this time period – roughly around the 1920’s and 1930’s. The person I want to tell you about is Ethel Waters.
I chose to feature Ethel Waters [...]

Book Review: Harlem Stomp

I signed up for the February Classics Circuit featuring the Harlem Renaissance. I realized I didn’t know a lot about the subject, but figured this was a good reason to educate myself. One of the books recommended was this book.
Harlem Stomp: A Cultural History Of The Harlem Renaissance
by Laban Carrickn Hill
Little, Brown & Company, 2003
My [...]

Book Review: Vanishing Act

by Fern Michaels
Kensington Publishing, 2009
My Rating: C+
This hardly ever happens to me but, I was on my way to a dental appointment and realized I didn’t have a book with me. Arghh! I hate to be stuck somewhere without a book.
It was closer for me to stop at a shop and grab a paperback rather [...]

The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters

Alice Waters is the cebrated owner of Chez Panisse, an internationally known restaurant in Berkeley, California and the author of numerous cookbooks. Ms. Waters is also well known for being a big part of the food revolution of the last several decades. Her attitude toward food and cooking steered us back from the trend of [...]

Book Review: Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight

by Alexandra Fuller
Random House, 2001
Rating: A
It’s the 1970’s and Bobo (Alexandra) has been living in Rhodesia since she was two. She’s a young white girl, born to English parents. That’s her on the cover of the book. Don’t you love that expression on her face? She is curious, feisty while still being a sweet child. [...]

Book Review: Prime Time

By Hank Phillippi Ryan
MIRA, 2009
My Rating: A
I’m feeling pretty smug right now but I’ll try not to strut in an obnoxious way. Why am I smug? Because, for once, I have a great book that is number one in the series. Not only the first book – I have all four books! Okay, that was [...]