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

How To Clean A Kitchen

It occurred to me as my oldest granddaughter, Q, was helping me clean the dishes that we aren’t born knowing how to do this job. Thinking back to my childhood, I recall my parents teaching us how. (My first job was to clean the spoons. It was probably more play than work.) At almost ten [...]

How I Feel About My Kitchen

    I can’t say I love to cook the way some gourmet cooks relish a whole day or weekend spent in the kitchen. My cooking is more the “dabble–at-it” style. But I do love food and everything that goes with it. I love to talk and read about food. I read cookbooks the way [...]