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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I’m having a light, fluffy week. In case you hadn’t noticed, I’ve read/reviewed light-weight books this week. I’m justifying my fluff because I’ve had a rough physical week: a nasty intestinal flu and a couple of hours in the dentist’s office. Don’t you think that deserves a little fluff? So, when it was suggessted that [...]
Lunch and a Matinee is the retired person’s version of Dinner and a Movie. We no longer have to wait to go at night or on the weekend. We can go to the movies in the middle of the day. Yes, I’m bragging, but you, too, could work your entire life, retire and do the [...]
Looking for a movie that will keep you thinking after the film is over? Looking for a good one with Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster and Clive Owens? Try this one. I don’t do movie reviews very often for a good reason: I watch my share of movies but they are not all that good. Inside [...]
We watched a good Netflix movie at our son’s house the other night and enjoyed it enough to share with you. Vantage Point is probably classified as a thriller and I’d agree. It was pretty thrilling. It’s the story of a presidential assassination in some Spanish town. We see the president get shot [...]
Molly over at The Bumbles Blog has started on new Monday meme about movies. She is asking us list the movies that make us feel warm. This is my list and my husband’s. I’ll let you figure out whose is whose. 1. Open Range 2. Cowboys 3. Dances With Wolves 4. Last of the Mohicans [...]
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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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