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

Virago Reading Week: The Song of the Lark

This week will be all about women. I’m reading women authors and taking a look at the lives of women and their lot in life. I’m reading two books for Virago Reading Week and I also want to tell you about the book I read this month for the Feminist Classic’s Reading Challenge. First up [...]

Book Review: O Pioneers!

O’Pioneers Willa Cather Houghton Mifflin, 1913 O’Pioneers is the story of immigrant pioneers in Nebraska around the turn of the twentieth century. The Bergson family, along with most of their neighbors, are Swedish immigrants who have never farmed before. Most of them are failing, but John Bergson, on his death bed, declares his wish that [...]