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

Works For Me: Crockpot Liners

I love to use my crock-pot. But I don’t like to clean it. The people at Reynolds have come up with these great liners. I thought I was the last to know about them but discovered there are lots of people in my family who weren’t aware of them. They are so easy to use. [...]

Works For Me: Crockpot Garlic

My family and I are big garlic fans. Except for desserts, we use it in almost everything. We like it chopped up fresh, minced in everything from meats to veggies. It’s also easy and fun to grow – especially the big elephant garlic. But we also love it roasted and I discovered an easy way [...]

Works For Me: Turkey Legs

Is it possible to do Thanksgiving Dinner on a tight budget? I just scanned the turkey prices at the supermarket andit didn’t look like a place for bargain hunters. The stores will need to have some really good sales for it to be affordable for many of us. I have a another problem: we are [...]