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
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This year I’m going back and reading some of the favorite books I loved as a child. I shared them with my children and now I’m starting on the grandchildren. Today I am going to share two books with you by the same author, Robert McCloskey. The stories are different but the writing style is [...]
There Is a Bird on Your Head by Mo Willems Hyperion Books for Children, 2007 ISBN- 10: 1423106765 How great to have books for children that makes them laugh out loud. Mo Willems is the genius behind the Pigeon series of books that I’m familiar with. My three-year-old granddaughter, Lou, and I are [...]
I have a passion for children’s books. It is especially nice if I can read them to children. But, if none are available, I will read them to myself. So, I am especially pleased to join Lynda at The Holistic Knitter as she sponsors a six-month Childhood Favourite Book Challenge. The challenge is to [...]
Teaser Tuesday is when bloggers reveal just a couple sentences of a book they’re reading. This is hosted by the blogger at Should Be Reading. Here are the rules/guidelines: Grab the book you are currently reading. Let the book fall open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines [...]
Prairie Night Before Christmas ***Now in print as Cowboys Night Before Christmas Written and Illustrated by James Rice Pelican Publishing Company, 1986 I’m showcasing this book for all you cowboys and cowboy lovers. It’s the story of “two lonely cowboys” - the old cowhand and the youngster, who remind me of Dusty and Lefty [...]
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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: 3/30
- Agatha Christie: 29/87
- American Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- British Battle of Prizes: 0/3
- European Challengwe: 0/5
- Foodies Read 2: 1/20
- What’s In A Name 5: 0/6
- Classics: 0/6
- Persephone: 0/3
- Virago: 0/3
Total books read: 8
2012 Book Challenge I’m Hosting Click the button to sign up
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