We went to deliver Christmas presents to Dakota, Bella and Erin. During our visit Dakota brought out a Fedora he had. He gave it to Papaw to try on. WOW! I really like the looks of it on you! It needs to be a little bigger in size, but I like it! 1/7/25

Sitting under the mistletoe (Pale-green, fairy mistletoe), One last candle burning low, All the sleepy dancers gone, Just one candle burning on, Shadows lurking everywhere: Some one came, and kissed me there. Walter de la Mare (1873-1956

Shut in from all the world without, We sat the clean-winged hearth about, Content to let the north-wind roar In baffled rage at pane and door, While the red logs before us beat The frost-line back with tropic heat. John Greenleaf Whittier (1807–92)

Journaling reads: Your majestic beauty Brings such joy to our home No prettier tree could be found No matter how far we’d roam The baubles and lights do twinkle And some ornaments are quite old You sparkle and shine so brightly Your warmth banishes the cold Adapted from, Ode to a Christmas Tree...

Oh! Christmas wreath upon the wall, ’Neath memory’s tender spell A wondrous charm doth o’er thee fall, And round thy beauty dwell. — Anna de Brémont (1864-1922)

For the DAY 4 - Same photo challenge I used the wonderful collection NOVEMBER by Natali Design and made in sepia colors. thanks for looking

Done for the Day 12 Christmas/Winter Song Lyrics Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/day-12-christmas-winter-song-lyrics-challenge.40976/ Lyrics 1. Joy to the world; the Lord is come; Let Earth receive her King; Let ev'ry Heart prepare him room, And Heav'n and nature...

Done for the Day 9 ATC Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/day-9-artist-trading-cards-atc-challenge.40974/#post-728849

Lyrics: 1. Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire...

I redid my layout from here: {note.. I created the heart shape bubble in the coffee cup by duplicating the photo and on the top copy of the coffee, I used the puppet warp tool to shape the air bubbles in to the heart, then I masked out everything on that copy of the photo except the bubbles...

Journaling: "Remembering Joan L. this holiday season! Not a year goes by when I put the ornaments on the tree or hear the song “NOEL” that I don’t think of her. We weren’t able to have an L shaped desk at work (’80’s) & sang “No-L”. We gave each other NOEL cards & ornaments every year after, to...

Created with the Oscraps Jingle & Mingle Mega Collaboration Kit 2024. Available as FREE downloads in 12 parts over 12 daily downloads during the 12 Days of December Event December 1st - 12th, 2024. Collab will not be in store until 2025. More details can found in the forum...

I saw this poem in my Daily Almanac email today. While it has a good message, it brought to mind an even greater message from a song I remembered singing in the choir when we attended the Addyston Baptist Church back in the 80’s and 90’s. The song is “Ring the Bells” by Harry Bollback. I love...