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

Archives

Book Review: Hide In Plain Sight

Last winter I read Leah’s Choice by Marta Perry. The story is still stuck in my head and I’m determined to read the other books in that series. In the meantime, I was searching through the Free Book-list for my new Kindle and discovered another Marta Perry story. How could I refuse that great deal? [...]

Book Review: Leah’s Choice

I confess to being curious about the lives of people who live in secluded religious communities. The Amish are of special interest because they are not separated behind compound-gates. They live on farms right in the middle of the “English.” I enjoy reading novels about fictitious Amish, especially those that seem real. I’ve read three [...]