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Anne of the Island | Lucy Maud Montgomery

I‘m having so much fun reading LMM‘s Christmas stories! We‘ll finish those on Christmas Eve, then pick up our regular buddy reading starting 12/29. Above is our #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead schedule through mid-February, including two for #LMMReread, the last bit of Vol. 3 for #LMMJournals, and #LMMAdjacent read: The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett. Let me know if you‘d like to be tagged for any or all of the above. All are welcome! ⬇

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BarbaraJean I have a list of potential adjacent reads that I need to review, and I‘m planning to post a poll with some of those options sometime in January. In the meantime, let me know if there are any books LMM has mentioned that caught your eye. I‘d love to add in more adjacent reads! 1h

julieclair Please tag me for Anne of the Island and The Country of the Pointed Firs. 🙂 Thank you for the thoughtful way you host this challenge! 🩵💙🩵 50m

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lauraisntwilder

The Story Girl | L. M. Montgomery

We're leaving tomorrow to go to see family for Christmas, so we had Christmas for the three of us last night. I am watching the beginning of the series while I fold laundry and pack. I have a suspicion that I might have loved this show as a kid because every girl is dressed like Samantha Parkington.

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Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

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Very very sweet stories all variations on some themes: 1) a very poor family cannot afford anything for Christmas and something happens that means the family can have traditional Christmas food and the kids gifts, and 2) there‘s been some rift in the family (normally over inheritance of land) and something happens to heal the rift. I would have preferred some diversity in themes. Short and good for a low-anxiety read. ⬇️

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BarbaraJean

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 | Lucy Maud Montgomery

I loved reading about all the little secrets as the Joseph children prepared gifts for each other! (Also, why are children so often described as having “curly heads”?!) In the end, this is yet another sweet story of kindness and sharing at Christmas. 💜🎄

#KindredSpiritsChristmas #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead

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BarbaraJean Today‘s story is “The Josephs‘ Christmas,” which is available on Hoopla, and also in the tagged collection. You can read it online here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/13/

Tomorrow will be a catch-up day, and we‘ll be back on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday with a series of New Year stories to lead up to Christmas!

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories

CogsOfEncouragement Another heartwarming story of Providence. My fav line was “Well, this is Christmas with a vengeance.” 23h

julieclair What a lovely story. The love and resourcefulness of the Josephs, and the kindness of the Ralstons. True Christmas spirit all around. ❤️🎄❤️ 23h

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BarbaraJean @CogsOfEncouragement Haha, yes! I loved that line!! I was going to use it for the quote, but decided it was a little misleading out of context 😂 @julieclair I love how the story highlights that the homemade gifts the children made for each other were not forgotten and were still appreciated, even alongside the bounty of gifts from the Ralstons! (edited) 22h

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lauraisntwilder @CogsOfEncouragement I loved that line, too! 😊 21h

Daisey I really enjoyed this one! 7h

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JenlovesJT47

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

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Another heartwarming read today for #KindredSpiritsChristmas - The large, poor but happy Josephs family gets a nice Christmas surprise from some wealthy visitors on Christmas Eve night. 4⭐️ 80 points

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BarbaraJean

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1896 To 1901 | L. M. Montgomery

What is the happiest Christmas morning you can remember?

This was another lovely story about giving to others on Christmas. So many of these stories have the same exact themes—in today‘s story, noticing someone who is lonely or less-fortunate and bringing them Christmas joy—but I LIKE those themes!

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BarbaraJean Today‘s story is “A Christmas Inspiration,” which is available on Hoopla, and also in the tagged collection. You can read it online here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1896-1901/2/

Tomorrow we‘ll be reading “The Josephs‘ Christmas,” which is available in the above-noted sources, and online here: https://www.online-literature.com/lucy_montgomery/1902-1903/13/

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories

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lauraisntwilder The happiest Christmas morning I can remember was when my son was 3 and he got the talking Vanellope (from Wreck-It Ralph) doll he'd asked for. I made pancakes and made small ones for the doll and he thought it was to coolest thing ever. ❤️ This was a sweet story. I liked that the "needy" person wasn't necessarily poor 2d

CogsOfEncouragement Heartwarming, with the hope they can keep up the goodwill all year. 2d

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TheAromaofBooks My mom loves Christmas so I have loads of happy Christmas memories. But one of my favorites was a few years ago when the family had planned to get together 12/26 instead of 12/25, so a rare Christmas where the husband and I were going to be home alone for the holiday - and it SNOWED, like several inches of snow, which never happens here on Christmas and was supposed to be rain but instead it was just so perfect and fluffy!!! 2d

BarbaraJean One of my favorite Christmases was when I was living in South Africa & didn't return to the US at Christmas. My roommate & I invited two friends for a Christmas Eve sleepover—we decorated Christmas cookies by candlelight because of a power out. Then we had what we called “Magnificent & Wondrous Christmas Breakfast“! @lauraisntwilder Aw, I love the idea of little pancakes for the doll!! @TheAromaofBooks An unexpected white Christmas—what a delight! 1d

TheAromaofBooks Your favorite Christmas sounds exactly like one of LMM's stories! 😂 14h

BarbaraJean @TheAromaofBooks 😂 More than you know… we took a bunch of Christmas gifts to our friends out in the township later that day! And the cat would NOT come down from the huge tree in front of the house… another Christmas mishap 😂 There were no sleigh rides or sledding, however 😁 (edited) 6h

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JenlovesJT47

Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | L. M. Montgomery

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Next up for #KindredSpiritsChristmas is set in a women‘s boarding house. 5 young women who are good friends & can‘t go home for Christmas decide to try to make a happy Christmas for a lonely lady who‘s been living there for 14 years & has no friends & no money. It‘s really sweet & fun & reminds me of Anne & her roommates while she was in college. 4⭐️ 80 points

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BarbaraJean

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Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery

A lovely listen tonight with this cuddle bug

#Christmasatoz #xmaschacha #wintergames @StayCurious #littenlisten @aperfectmjk

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JenlovesJT47

The Complete Christmas Stories of L. M. Montgomery (14 short stories, Illustrated): The Red Room, A Christmas Mistake, A Christmas Inspiration and others | L. M. Montgomery

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Today‘s #KindredSpiritsChristmas read is a really good one. There‘s nothing like making up with your best friends after a long estrangement, especially at Christmas. 5⭐️ 80 points

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BarbaraJean

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Christmas with Anne: And Other Holiday Stories | Lucy Maud Montgomery