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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 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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Since today is Mother’s Day and tomorrow is my mother’s birthday, I thought about those events in connection with Favorite Places. At this time of the year I always think about gardens. As a child in Wisconsin, lilacs were blooming and that would be one of my childhood gifts to her. Although I am not [...]
The purpose of this weekly feature is to share some of the places we’ve been. They are places that stay with us for one reason or another. Our Favorite Place this week: Mount Rainier I’ve mentioned quite a few times now that I have a real thing for mountains. This is one to send anyone over [...]
This week’s Favorite Place** is The Grand Canyon. This is a place I’ve been to so many times, both as a child and as an adult. For me it never changes. Seeing this place makes my mouth drop open. It’s that awesome. Here’s a picture we took on our last trip to the canyon. [...]
Our Favorite Place this week is Mount St. Helens, Part 2 Last week I showed you pictures of Mount St. Helens as it appeared to us on our first sighting as we turned the corner in the road. [If you missed that go here.] The further we went into the park, the more severe [...]
The purpose of this weekly feature is to share some of the places we’ve been. They are places that stay with us for one reason or another. Join us. Post a picture on your blog, go to the comment section here and leave your link. Visit others who share their Favorite Places. Feel free to [...]
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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
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