We are getting into the holiday spirit at Mequoda Publishing Network and we are inviting you to join us. Go ahead and put a little holiday spirit in your life right now and read this Collection—it’s brand new and just released—curated from the GreenPrints archives, these stories are classic and timeless … and just in time for the holiday!
My personal favorite, “The Gift of a Wreath”, is such a touching story. If you’ve ever visited a nursing home as a child, you’ll connect with the vividness of this experience.
There are 24 stories, cartoons, and poems in this GreenPrints Holiday Story Collection, including these gems:
- “Stuffed with Christmas Joy: The Girl, the Cookies, the Crafts, and the Mouse.”—read about a family’s holiday time and their little girl’s encounter with a fat-and-happy mouse!
- “The Gift of a Wreath: Finding Christmas in a nursing home.”—read about one little girl’s experience at holiday time visiting seniors in a nursing home. A story with a tough beginning, but a touching ending!
- “The Holiday Newsletter: Sharing the simply mahvelous gardening year with one’s friends.”—read about one woman’s friends who sent a holiday letter with their greeting card, a letter that perhaps “bragged” a bit about some vacation plans. See the woman’s reaction and response now!
- “Oranges at Christmas: With good reason, they’re the fruit of the season.”—get the history behind why oranges have become so linked to Christmastime. And a lot more history about oranges in general, too.
- “12 Poinsettias of Christmas Cartoon.”—OK, so this isn’t a typical “story” from GreenPrints, but it tells a story in cartoon format! Check it out, sing along, and laugh when you’re done.
- “A Long-Ago Christmas: And a never-forgotten lesson.”—read this story about a little girl’s grandmother recounting a particularly tough Christmas—without presents—one year, but how it all ended up being a happy day.
- “A Gardener’s Christmas Poem: Hoe, hoe, hoe!”—read this delightful poem, set to the cadence of “’Visit from St. Nicholas” … or better known as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
- “Christmas Coffee Plant: And its own special fertilizer.”—read about a teacher’s challenges taking over responsibilities in the staff coffee room … and how, while sometimes frustrating and sometimes rewarding, she got a great Christmas gift.
- “Mistletoe Cartoon.”—have fun reading this cartoon about the legend of mistletoe!
- “Gift Wrapped in Snow.”—enjoy this short poem about the meaning of a Winter garden.
- “Christmas Treasure: Savoring a scarce and precious fruit.”—read about one little girl’s fascination with a unique fruit sitting on the table in her home during Winter and Christmastime: a pomegranate!
- “The 12 Days of (a gardener’s) Christmas.”—please get a few chuckles from this funny poem.
- “A Christmas Carol?: (In March?!?)”—read this humorous story by GreenPrints long-time contributor Mike McGrath, set to the storyline of Ebeneezer Scrooge’s experience. Very, very funny!
- “The Most Unforgettable Christmas Tree: Mom’s brave deed.”—a touching and heartwarming account of a mother ensuring her family got a Christmas tree, in the middle of war-torn Dresden during World War II.
- “Ornamental.”—another short and thoughtful poem about “what if Christmas happened in Fall?”.
- “Simple Gifts: Winter, a time for nature and gardeners to repay some debts.”—read this Iowa woman’s story about some fierce Winters that were a welcome way for nature to prepare the lands for Spring. And some personal neighborly reciprocation about living in her community. Touching!
- “Gardening Barbie: Want to make a difference in a youngster’s life?”—with the Barbie movie being all the rage recently, read about this woman’s struggles to buy the right Christmas gifts for her younger relatives. Solution? Gardening Barbie!
- “The 12 Days of Gardening: Hoe, hoe, hoe!”—read this delightful twist on a classic holiday song, complete with a loving and caring couple and an evergreen tree!
- “A Midwinter Mystery: Another classic Sherlock Jones garden puzzler.”—read this story about one man’s mysteriously disturbed garden at holiday time … and the detective he hired to solve the mystery!
- “POEM: Pine Tree.”—read this beautiful and inspiring poem now!
- “My Winter Friends: Fern the poinsettia and Max the cactus.”—read this woman’s caring approach to her plants. Heartwarming and fun!
- “Poinsettiacide: The holidays are over but a certain houseguest refuses to leave.”—read one man’s struggles about how to keep—or kill—his poinsettia.
- “It’s the Little Things: My New Year’s Resolution.”—read about one single mother’s commitment to notice and appreciate the little things in life, especially things that involve her kids. Sweet story!
- “My New Year’s Garden.”—read about one woman’s process for developing her resolutions for the new year, resolutions that have a gardening motif but are very meaningful.
Join us in our own unique version of an advent calendar as GreenPrints counts us down to the holidays and shares the joy and spirit of the season. I hope you enjoy the GreenPrints Holiday Story Collection as much as we do!
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