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

ReRun: A Favorite Tip

On Wednesdays I like to particpate in this carnival called Works-For-Me. It’s fun for a couple of reasons. One, it makes me think creatively about the things I do. I take them for granted because I’ve been doing them for years but perhaps these tips might be helpful to others. Secondly, I participate because there [...]

One Weekend = 60 Servings

My daughter, Cerrin, recently discovered the usefulness of Batch Cooking. Cerrin wanted to eat home-cooked meals but literally did not have time to cook them every night. She has a Customer Service job by day, is taking her last college course on-line, and was about to start a three month job workings nights and Saturdays [...]

Nana Learns To Recycle

I have been shamed into becoming a recycler. Until my children became adults I didn’t even think or really know about recycling. But now my granddaughter is even an expert! What’s a Nana to do but get with the program?! In addition to what my family is telling me, I did a little research on [...]

Bread In My Crockpot

I’m sure that when most people want to bake some bread they fire up their oven. Not me. I fire up my crockpot. Let me explain. My husband and I are retired and we are traveling the country in our RV. I love everything about our new “home” except the oven. It is impossible for [...]

What Type Am I?

Want to know what kind of blogger you are? This is a fun exercise you can do in seconds. Go to this website here and type in your blog’s URL. Within seconds it will give you a drawing like the one at the left and give you a personality type. (See mine below.) It’s based on the [...]