Last Chance: SMILE - It's Naked Gardening Day!

This story from the GreenPrints Collection Gardening Humor is sure to keep you smiling and laughing all day long. [GreenPrints]( May 6, 2023  [LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR YOUR BODY & SOUL—GET SOME FOR YOURSELF NOW!]( When you read this special GreenPrints Collection Gardening Humor: Funny stories to keep you smiling & laughing all day long, you get a good dose of humor that will lift your spirits, keep you smiling, and boost your physical and mental health. Start reading—and laughing—right now! Dear Gardener, Thank you for reading content from GreenPrints—we appreciate your loyalty, and we share with you below a premium story that should give you a good chuckle. Because laughter matters. Turns out, studies show that regular laughter is good for your health—both your physical and your mental health: [Humor Collection]( - Laughing puts your body at ease. When you laugh, your body relaxes its muscles and releases stress. - Laughing makes you feel good. When you laugh, endorphins get released and deliver you the feel-good status you deserve. - Laughing helps you fight diseases. When you laugh, your immune system is boosted as disease-fighting cells increase, improving your ability to fight infections and to ward off all types of diseases. - Laughing can protect your heart and even help you lose weight. Sounds crazy? Not really! When you regularly laugh, you get better blood flow which can help protect your entire cardiovascular system. Plus, laughing burns calories—so when you regularly laugh, you could shed a few pounds over a year’s time. - Laughing makes you happy. When you laugh with others, you can avoid stressful situations and conflict—and laughing can help free you from harboring grudges that just make you feel bad. - Laughing might even help you live longer! One study found that those battling cancer lived longer and happier lives when ingested with regular doses of humor and laughter. So, what are you waiting for? Here is a quick-and-easy way to get regular doses of humor and laughter—with the special GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Humor: Funny stories to keep you smiling & laughing all day long]( In honor of Worldwide Naked Gardening Day, we bring you this story from the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Humor: Funny stories to keep you smiling & laughing all day long]( entitled “Fruit of the Womb”—it’s sure to give anyone, especially us gardeners, a good laugh: [Fruit of the Womb]( It was funny when my dad did it. But when… By Jolene Halladay [Plastic Fork] When I think of my father, I picture him tending to his plants. Or, at least, hands on his lower back, gazing down at them. One of my most cherished childhood memories is of his evening trek out to the garden—in his underwear. Yep. Just his underwear. I have a picture of him in his wildflower patch wearing just red Fruit of the Looms. Briefs, if you’re wondering. Ha! Even now it makes me laugh. I remember secretly taking a picture through our bathroom window and guffawing gleefully when I got the film developed. (Don’t worry, Dad, I didn’t send the picture in with this story.) My parents have always lived in south-central Minnesota, where Summers are hot, swampy, and humid. Back then Dad worked in a warehouse loading trucks year-round, but my mom, an elementary school teacher, had Summers off. She would work in the garden while he was away during the day, and he always went out to look at her progress in the evenings. They both loved gardening. And they were serious about it—most of the produce we ate through the year came from our garden. They were forever planning, composting, planting, weeding, powdering, harvesting, or setting out traps. (We successfully relocated a lot of rabbits to a distant neighbor’s grove, and to this day I get a kick out of driving past when I visit. There are always rabbits there.) And my parents didn’t stop there. They planted hundreds of trees and bushes and, most ambitiously, decided to create a huge wildflower patch. They spent all Spring and Summer painstakingly marking out the location of flowers they liked in the woods. That Fall, they went back to gather seeds. After they sowed said seed, I was tasked with weeding the new patch. There was one big problem: Many of the flower shoots looked like weeds! It was awful. As a child, I hated the garden and flowers and just about everything green. The work was hot and dirty. I resented always being sent to the weediest spot. My shoes were often caked in mud, and I remember being very itchy from weeds and bugs. I now find myself, at 41, an avid gardener. A big change, I know, but it was gradual. It started with potted plants and, well, grew while I was focused on other things. I mean, of course we needed raspberries! Kids love them, and they are so much better fresh. I hadn’t realized how much tastier homegrown things were until I had to rely on a grocery store. Yuck! Three years ago, my husband, Matt, and I bought a house on about 1/3 of an acre in northern Idaho. We transformed the south-facing backyard into a big fruit and vegetable garden. We have grapes, kiwis, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, a cherry tree, a peach tree, a pluot tree, a plum tree, three large raised garden beds, and a nice sunny terrace for plants like pumpkins and watermelons to climb. I plan to purchase a bay laurel for the house next Spring. Oh, and I really want one of my mom’s sacred lily of India bulbs—and an iris from Matt’s grandma. Not only that, I recently spread some native wildflower seeds around our fence line. And our lovely neighbors have allowed us to plant 30 (yes, 30) large trees and bushes on their adjoining property. I mean, of course we need more trees! I think my garden actually produced more than my parents’ did last Summer—Whoo-hoo! OK, I’m not counting their potato patch …orchard…or corn plot. No fair! They have more space. The clincher, the thing that made me realize just how much I have changed, happened late last Summer. I planted a cover crop for the first time to provide nutrients to the soil and prevent weed infiltration. After it sprouted, I was so excited. A few mornings later, my kids were out in the yard playing baseball with Matt when they hit a ball over the fence into our garden area. I noticed them opening the gate to retrieve it—and literally gasped. I had my cover crop planted there! I rushed outside to see if it was damaged. Whew, it was fine. Tough stuff, I guess. Meanwhile, my kids were laughing so hard they were starting to fall over. Only then did I realize what I was wearing…no, not just underwear—my nightgown! I put my hands on my hips and put on my sternest face. “NO pictures!” I shouted. No way did I want my dad to get to see that!❖ [Fork Army] Illustrations by Tim Foley What a fun and funny story! And the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Humor: Funny stories to keep you smiling & laughing all day long]( has many more stories for you—stories that deliver you humor and laughter, story after story. Including this featured story—“Fruit of the Womb”—you get all 75+ stories in this special GreenPrints Collection on humor including: - “The Vines in the Pines” - “My Horseradish Folly” - “A Milk Can Man” - “The Hedonist’s Garden” - “Naked Ladies” - “150 Plastic Forks” - “I Always Have Tomorrow” - “10 Things I Learned from Gardening” - “Crazy Woman Potatoes” - “Fruit of the Womb” - “The Metal Pig” - “Fall!” - “One Disastrous Mistake” - “The Obsessed Gardener” [Humor Collection]( And new stories are being added to this special Collection all the time—you get access to all of them! Please read what some subscribers say about how GreenPrints humor affects their lives: “I laugh so hard tears stream down my face!” —Sierra Butler, Carmel, CA “I got the latest issue and it lifted my heart with much needed laughter! My husband just went under hospice care, and it is very trying on me. Thank you so much for coming through when I didn't realize I needed you!” —Karen Tuffly, Kingston, OK “It's my ONE thing I can grab to read and escape, laugh, and learn! Thanks for all the smiles!” —Ashley Holland, Stephens, AR The only way to get full access to the GreenPrints Collection [Gardening Humor: Funny stories to keep you smiling & laughing all day long]( 13 other Collections filled with gardening stories about healing gardens, gardening science, animals in the garden, mystical gardens, gardening mishaps, and more—is to get [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( with a whole year’s worth of stories in a full subscription to GreenPrints Magazine, both print and digital editions … and benefits galore for only $20 for an entire year! [$20 SPECIAL! GET A 67% DISCOUNT WHEN YOU CLAIM YOUR BENEFITS TODAY!]( [Claim your GreenPrints All-Access Membership now, and you get all the gardening stories to delight you, make you laugh, and fill you with heartwarming inspiration and motivation. Claim your benefits now!]( [ONLY $20 FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!]( Right now, you’re eligible for this limited-time invitation—to claim a premium [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( with this Special Offer. You get a full year of membership in a club that provides you all the gardening stories to warm your heart, inspire you, and make you laugh. And for only $20 right now, that’s 67% off the regular $60 price! [Introducing GreenPrints All-Access Membership—Only $20 for an Entire Year!]( [GreenPrints all access]( Your [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( has privileges and benefits that are reserved exclusively for premium members like you. [Claim Your $20 Membership Now]( Summary of All-Access Membership Benefits 01 A full year of GreenPrints All-Access Membership, an exclusive club for those who want to enjoy the greatest gardening stories ever—save $40 off the annual cover price, a 67% discount! $60/year Now Only: $20/year! 02 1-year subscription to GreenPrints Magazine, quarterly issues filled with humorous and heartwarming stories—in print, delivered directly to your door, and sent to you digitally as soon as issues are published! INCLUDED 03 Full and immediate access to the GreenPrints Digital Library—your membership includes access to the current digital magazine issue and 30+ back issues, a digital version of The Weeder's Reader—plus the library is constantly growing with new content regularly added! INCLUDED 04 Instant and unlimited access to all GreenPrints Collections—curated and comprehensive collections of stories from the heart, organized around specific topics such as humor, joy, romance, mystical and healing gardens, and gardening mishaps. And audio collections for your listening enjoyment! INCLUDED 05 Full access to quarterly kits, printable and practical! Seasonal Garden Planning Calendar Kits, quarterly seasonal Celebration Kits, and Garden Collection Kits—all downloadable and printable! INCLUDED 06 GreenPrints Insider—You get our exclusive email newsletter, for premium members only, to guide you through the GreenPrints Library by highlighting articles, magazine issues, story collections, and audio collections that you won't want to miss—delivered regularly to your email inbox! INCLUDED 07 FREE BONUS: The Weeder’s Reader—a compilation of the sixteen greatest stories ever published by GreenPrints. You get a FREE copy mailed to you, plus instant and unlimited access to the digital version in the library! FREE [Claim Your $20 Membership Now]( Become a [GreenPrints All-Access Member]( today—while this special $20 offer lasts! Sincerely, [Bill Dugan] Bill Dugan Editor & Publisher GreenPrints P.S. Claim your benefits with a spot in [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( today—only $20 for an entire year with this Special Offer, a 67% discount off the regular price! P.P.S. You deserve to enjoy all the benefits of laughter … and to get a regular source of humor—please act now to claim your [GreenPrints All-Access Membership]( and get started smiling and laughing every day! [GreenPrints All-Access Membership Special Offer—Only $20!]( 67% Off the Cover Price Now! [GreenPrints all access](  Claim your GreenPrints All-Access Membership today and get all the greatest gardening stories ever—heartwarming and funny, for you now! [YES, SIGN ME UP FOR JUST $20 FOR AN ENTIRE YEAR!]( About GreenPrints Magazine: GreenPrints brings you joy, humor, inspiration, projects, artwork, and advice from our worldwide community of gardening writers, humorists, and illustrators. Our stories, artwork, and kits will touch your heart, lift your spirits, and provide you hours of entertainment about all things gardening. Our interactive projects will help you build your community, beautify your home, and be a more successful gardener and happier human being. More than 250,000 gardening enthusiasts share the joy, laughter, and camaraderie that can only be found with GreenPrints. You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from GreenPrints Magazine. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Send us a message]( Copyright © 2023 Mequoda Systems, LLC GreenPrints Magazine P.O. Box 1537, Attleboro, MA 02703 Email: CustomerCare@GreenPrints.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View online](.