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

Book Review: More Home Cooking

Although I’ve never met her in person and she is no longer alive, I feel a true friendship with Laurie Colwin. Last year I borrowed Home Cooking: A Writer In The Kitchen from the library and loved it so much I had to buy a copy. I also purchased this one, More Home Cooking. Laurie [...]

A Food Book: Home Cooking

HOME COOKING: A WRITER IN THE KITCHEN Laurie Colwin Perennial/Harper Collins, 1988 My Rating: A+ “One of the delights of life is eating with friends; second to that is TALKING about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating WHILE you are eating with friends. People who like to cook like [...]