DIGITAL ART... OMM's MAKE A POSTER CHALLENGE...

 Enough said...

FREIDA... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's FREIDA CHALLENGE...

 "I often paint self-portraits 

for it is I that know myself best"

 —~

Freida Kahlo

HAPPINESS IS... SPA's HAPPINESS CHALLENGE...

 Happiness is having a sister. 

Two kinds of ice cream. 

Getting along. 

 Happiness is morning and evening, 

Daytime and nighttime too. 

For happiness is anyone and anything at all 

That’s loved by you.

~

Your a Good Man Charlie Brown

IN THE BLEAK MID-WINTER... DIGITAL WHISPER's SNOWY DAYS CHALLENGE...

 In the bleak midwinter 

Frosty wind made moan 

Earth stood hard as iron 

Water like a stone 

Snow had fallen 

Snow on snow, snow on snow 

In the bleak midwinter, long, long ago

~

Christina Rossetti

DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN... OMM's DO YOU WANNA BUILD A SNOWMAN CHALLENGE...

 Do you wanna build a snowman? 

Or ride our bike around the halls? 

I think some company is overdue 

I've started talking to 

The pictures on the walls!

~

Frozen

VINCENT's HOUSE... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's TWILIGHT ZONE WITH VAN GOGH CHALLENGE...

 And when no hope was left in sight 

on that starry, starry night 

You took your life, 

as lovers often do 

But I could have told you, Vincent 

This world was never meant 

for one as beautiful as you

~

Don McLean

SWEET DREAMS... SPA's DREAM CHALLENGE...

 "May your coming year be filled with magic 

and dreams and good madness. 

I hope you read some fine books 

and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, 

and don't forget to make some art 

as only you can. 

 ~

Neil Gaiman

2025 RESOLUTIONS & A FEW CHANGES... DIGITAL WHISPER's NEW YEARS RESOLUTION CHALLENGE...

 I have been blogging one way or another

for over fifteen years.

I have changed a bit since I created my Annieboo icon

More grey hairs and new glasses to say the least.

Basically I am the same laid back weirdo I have always been.

But lately I have lost enthusiasm.

I find myself feeling like "Been here done that."

Hence my New Year Resolution.

FIND THE JOY!

Have you made any Resolutions?

THIS COULD BE THE START O F SOMETHING BIG... OMM's THIS COULD BE THE START O F SOMETHING BIG CHALLENGE...

 "All through my life 

I've had this strange unaccountable feeling 

that something was going on in the world,

 something big, even sinister, 

and no one would tell me what it was." 

"No," said the old man, 

"that's just perfectly normal paranoia. 

Everyone in the Universe has that."

~

 Douglas Adams

UNWELCOME REFLECTION... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's THROUGH THE MIRROR DARKLY CHALLENGE...

 "The beauty of a woman 

is not in a facial mole,

but true beauty in a Woman 

is reflected in her soul. 

It is the caring that she lovingly gives, 

the passion that she knows." 

~ 

Audrey Hepburn

POLAR BEAR SPLENDOR... SPA's POLAR BEAR CHALLENGE...

 "There's a Polar Bear In our Frigidaire-- 

He likes it 'cause it's cold in there. 

With his seat in the meat 

And his face in the fish 

And his big hairy paws 

In the buttery dish, 

He's nibbling the noodles, 

And munching the rice, 

He's slurping the soda, 

He's licking the ice.

~

Shel Silverstein

TIMELESS SANTA... DIGITAL WHISPER's SANTA CLAUS CHALLENGE...

 Who's got a beard that's long and white? 

Santa's got a beard that's long and white 

 Who comes around on a special night? 

Santa comes around on a special night 

 Special night, beard that's white 

 Must be Santa Must be Santa 

Must be Santa, Santa Claus.

~

Mitch Miller

SANTA's BIG DAY... OMM's SANTA's BIG DAY CHALLENGE...

It occurred to me 

that we always talk about Santa's trip 

 all over the world on Christmas Eve. 

But what does Santa do on Christmas day.

GRIM CHRISTMAS... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's WORST CHRISTMAS PRESENT EVER CHALLENGE...

The box is always beautiful, 

the bow is neatly tied, 

But I'm always disappointed

 when I find underwear inside.

CHRISTMAS COOKIES, oh BOY... DIGITAL WHISPER's CHRISTMAS COOKIE CHALLENGE...

 

"I love Christmas. 

Frosty the Snowman, 

peace on Earth and mangers, 

Salvation Army bell ringers and reindeer, 

 and cookies." 

~

 Mo Rocca

SCANDI GREETINGS... SPA's SCANDI CHRISTMAS CHALLENGE...

 The word "scandi" 

can refer to something 

that is characteristic of Scandinavia, 

its inhabitants, or their languages.

SCROOGE BEFORE & AFTER... OMM's SCROOGE CHALLENGE...

 

I'll begin again I will change my fate 

I will show the world That it is not too late 

I will never stop While I still have time 

'Till I stand at the top Of the mountain I must climb 

I will start anew I will make amends 

And I will make quite certain That the story ends 

On a note of hope On a strong amen 

And I'll thank the world And remember when 

I was able to begin again 

I'll begin again!

~

Scrooge

ELLIOT THE EVIL ELF... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION NAUGHTY ELF CHALLENGE...

Elliot the Evil Elf 

 Definitely fell off the shelf 

He's smashed all the ornaments 

and tangled the lights 

Put holes in the stockings, 

gave the tree a blight

Changed the Holly to Poison Ivy 

 made all the children itchy and hivey

 That Evil Elliot the Elf.

ELVES SNOWBALL FIGHT... DIGITAL WHISPER's SANTA's ELVES CHALLENGE...

 Taking it to the Big Guy...

REINDEER MAGIC... SPA's REINDEER CHALLENGE...

 

Then one foggy Christmas Eve 

Santa came to say 

"Rudolph, with your nose so bright 

Won't you guide my sleigh tonight?"

~

Johnny Marks

SANTA's ELVES ARE WATCHING... OMM's SANTA's ELVES ARE WATCHING CHALLENGE...

 If I had a million little elves helping me 

and random people feeding me cookies, 

I’d be jolly all the time too." 

~

 Sophia Fraioli

GRINCH & COMPANY... MY SOUL's DARK IMAGINATION's GRINCH CHALLENGE...

 “Maybe Christmas doesn’t come from a store.

 Maybe Christmas…perhaps…

means a little bit more!” 

~

 The Grinch

"To kindness and love, 

the things we need most!

~

The Who's

THE NORTH POLE AFTER CHRISTMAS... DIGITAL WHISPER's NORTH POLE CHALLENGE...

There really is a Santa Claus. 

 And you don't need to go 

to the North Pole to find him. 

It's only necessary 

to look into your own heart." 

~

 Jeff Guinn

UNDER THE MISTLETOE... SPA's MISTLETOE CHALLENGE...

 It's Christmastime. 

Put a stupid mistletoe over his head 

and kiss him already!" 

~

 Jay Asher

THE SHOE TREE... OMM's WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A SHOE CHALLENGE...

 

"Give a girl the right shoes, 

and she can conquer the world." 

~

 Bette Midler