After moving to Canada from Germany in 1952, we were all alone, with no relatives, in a new country. This is still true 54 years later. Every Christmas though, we would receive a Christmas parcel from our grandparents filled with cookies, chocolates, small toys and clothing for us six grandchildren. 1
How we treasured that parcel, a big box filled with smells, tastes and love from my grandmother's home to ours! I always think of that as our way of having a Christmas at grandma's house. We spent Christmas like this, feeling her love through the many miles that separated us.2
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My Christmas with grandma in 100 words.
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Excellently described & engaging
Very lovely. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and glad that you had that regular exprience to look forward to.
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superb emotional short piece
when i was younger i never thought of the past and how we spent our feasts and the love and happiness we felt during that time. now as we grew up the past started lurking at us as a lot of the beloved left this world and inhabited a safe place in our minds that we visit when we are in trouble seeking their advise and longing for them. wonderful piece my dear
beginning: 5, language: 5, plot: 5, ending: 5, dialog: 5, characters: 5.
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good
I can certainly identify with this one. It
seems there is nothing like the taste of home when you are living away. This is warm and heartfelt. Darlee77 -
A drabble!
Very nicely done.
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Your word count is right on.
I like this. Yhe only thing is it does not read like a story. If it was all a continuous thought it would be more of one, but the shift in the second half changes it.
It was a wonderful piece to read and I really appreciate your sharing it.
Thank you and good luck
Susan -
i love the cozy feel of this true story. it's a little bit of history on a personal level which makes it much more real than a book. i'm almost fifty and receiving a package in the mail still excites me as much as when i was six
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How familiar that feeling is that you described. very nicely done. You manage to say a lot in a few words. Good luck for the contest.
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very nice and nostalgic. what memories to hold on christmas, whether you knew her or not, your mind associates the smells with a person who I am sure loved you dearly and held you as a baby. what a great write, 100 words or less, thats a tuffy!~~tracy
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This is an excellent snap-shot of family history and a good template for a much longer story. This one begs to be
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This is such a sweet write. My Grandma has been like a mother to me. I am actually having to move away because my husband is in the Army, I hope she sends me her love too!
You did an awesome job!
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Chrissy Lee -
thats great! 100 words! very nice. A lot of people use to many words to say simple things. great emotion!
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That's a tough one, 100 words or less, granny... I use to send 'care packages' to my younger brother and his five daughters and two sons... never thought of putting smelly things in there... (that's good smelly things, of course!)
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There is nothing like Christmas at Grandma's or that special package she would send. You brought some wonderful memories back to me with this...Thank you for the smile
~Kristy -
To clarify, I never knew my grandma -left Germany when I was 2 and the only way I knew her was through these parcels and from the letters that Mom read to us all until my grandma died when I was 19. These are my only memories of her, and I cherish them dearly.
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awww thats sweet and awww i hate xmes but thats jast me the pome made me smail thew well keep up the good wark ps sory about my spelling i cant help it
sam out -
I think you did an outstanding job with the task you had here. This piece is full of the emotion that you felt during the Christmas holidays. Thank you for sharing a little part of your life.
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another awesome write
oh woow that is sweet.. when i was in the army.. i lived in germany.. and i also awaited a parcel from my family every holiday.. this reminded me of those day.. thank you much for sharing your words.. very touching. -
This is nice Erika, but could be a lot better if you were to lengthen it but talking about more than just the cookies. I'm sure you cared about your grandmother for more reasons that that, and the poem would have been a lot better had you drawn a better picture of this lady. Maybe you could have described her feelings about Hitler, or the war, or how she met your grandfather, something that would make her more loveable for the reader. As it stands now, she's vey flat.
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This is great! A short read but there was lots of quality. You writing is always great and you just get to the point and say what needs to be said. The flow was nice, you had a good lead, and I didn't get distracted. Again, another wonderful story by: ~drumroll~....... Grannyeri! ~crowd goes wild~
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I enjoyed this one.
Well I see that you do indeed have some precious memories. Although I would find it hard to put anything into one hundred words about my family. I liked the images though and I am glad that I clicked on this today to read. -
A lovely memory nicely written showing the spirit of christmas
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A wonderul write you have here, your words show a true meaning of the love you have for your grandmother.... very nice!
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Good work, yet again. Happy Holidays.
Aurelia Finn -
A lovely memorey, love sent over the seas is love still, and all the more special! You were lucky I have no "grandparent memories.n
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This is sad and happy at the same time. I can't imagine what that must have felt like for you but my heart goes out to you. You have friends here on Allpoetry. I'm one. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Grannyeri. Shancy.
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This is a beautiful and a great short story... those moments we treasure the most are those we spent with the family on the holidays. This is a wonderful work... thank you for sharing with us dear heart. Blessed be, Nena.
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Lovely, and its repetitive presents like this that really make something memorable - i know exactly what you are talking about, having done something of the same vein myself - lovely story!
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I really enjoyed reading this. My gran died a long time ago not long before chrismas and I always remember that first one without her.... I will never forget it. But thank you because you have just made me think of the many christmases we did enjoy together and brought back a lot of happy memories!!! Thank you for sharing this.x
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What a joyous write this is, it helps make relatives closer when you have a physical reminder. Excellent job. good luck in the contest.
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How the precious memories linger and want us to relive them over and over, such great feels of our youth, remember it is so good and refreshing in these days of fast living, thank you so much for sharing..
Linda -
What a lovely way for your grandmother to send you her love and what a simply beautiful memory your grandmother left you with.may you have a holy and peaceful christmas.
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Ohh I love this, my grandparents died when I was young so i dont remember them really. Shows just how much love is shared to grandkids. I will surely treasure mine if I ever get any!!
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Mein Gott! Zey vere eating ze cookies in Deutschland! I thought zey preferred ze gluhwein und pumpernickel und gingerbread maennchen und tasty things. I suppose die US armee-soldaten brought ze horrid cookies to Deutschland as a punishment.
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