Rough / Smooth

This week's challenge is Rough / Smooth.

This challenge ends on 19:00 UTC Sunday May 4, 2008.

That is Sunday noon EST, 1pm CST, 7 pm in the UK, and Monday 8 am in New Zealand. And lest this sound strict, you know we would be pleased at any time to have your entry. We really aren't rule-oriented.

Remember anyone can join! Just post your entries on your blog and leave us a comment here.

Self / Portrait Interpretations

This week's challenge was Self / Portrait. Everyone did a really great job with this one! This week's contributors are Gara, Lisa, Maya, Janet, Diane, and Andrea. If I missed anyone, let me know and I'll add your interpretation to the collection.

Good job everyone!

Update: Frances interpreted Self / Portrait, as well. To see her contribution, visit her blog here. (Sorry to be late posting this link, Frances. I've only just been back to this site this morning!)

Self / Portrait

This week's challenge is Self / Portrait.

This challenge ends on 19:00 UTC Sunday April 27, 2008.

That is Sunday noon EST, 1pm CST, 7 pm in the UK, and Monday 8 am in New Zealand. And lest this sound strict, you know we would be pleased at any time to have your entry. We really aren't rule-oriented.

Remember anyone can join! Just post your entries on your blog and leave us a comment here.

Masculine / Feminine Interpretations

This week's challenge was Masculine / Feminine and was suggested by Rob at Dusty Lens. Seems everyone had fun with this one and tried to interpret this as more than bugs and slugs for boys and ribbons and bows for girls! This week's contributors were: Maya, Rob, Andrea, Diane, Janet, Lisa, and Frances.

If I missed anyone, let me know and I'll add you to this week's interpretations.

Once again, well done everyone!


Updated on 04.22.08 to include Frances' interpretations and a link to her contributions.

Masculine / Feminine

This week's Two Things Challenge is Masculine / Feminine and was suggested by Rob who blogs at Dusty Lens.

This challenge ends on 19:00 UTC Sunday April 20, 2008.

That is Sunday noon EST, 1pm CST, 7 pm in the UK, and Monday 8 am in New Zealand. And lest this sound strict, you know we would be pleased at any time to have your entry. We really aren't rule-oriented.

Remember anyone can join, just post your entries on your blog and leave us a comment here.

And, if you'd like to suggest a weekly challenge, visit the Help / Wanted Suggestion Box.

A / Z Interpretations

This week's challenge was A / Z and was suggested by Gara at North Mississippi Artist. It was a fun challenge with so many possibilities, both literal and figurative, as well as imaginative.

This week's contributors were Frances, Diane, Sue, Rob, and Janet. If I missed anyone, holler and I'll add you to the collage.

Thanks again to everyone for participating!

A / Z

This week's Two Things Challenge is A / Z and was suggested by Gara who blogs at North Mississippi Artist.

This challenge ends on 19:00 UTC Sunday April 13, 2008.

That is Sunday noon EST, 1pm CST, 7 pm in the UK, and Monday 8 am in New Zealand. And lest this sound strict, you know we would be pleased at any time to have your entry. We really aren't rule-oriented.

Remember anyone can join, just post your entries on your blog and leave us a comment here.

And, if you'd like to suggest a weekly challenge, visit the Help / Wanted Suggestion Box.

Numbers / Letters Interpretations

This week's challenge was suggested by Andrea of The Way I See It. I think everyone had a good time with this one! I certainly know I did.

This week's contributors were: Gara at North Mississippi Artist; Frances at Holy Carpet; Andrea at The Way I See It; Rob at Dusty Lens; Lisa at Three Hundred & Sixty Five; Bev at On Another Planet; and Janet at D.C. Confidential. If I missed anyone, let me know and I'll add you to the list of contributors.

Thanks again for participating everyone!

Who Needs a Tree Hugger When You Can Have a Head Hugger?

Sue Thompson--the brains and brawn behind a network of knitters and crocheters called Head Huggers. They make caps for patients expressing the side effects of chemotherapy and cancer treatment.

Some of you may recall last December, Debi Cates and 2 Things Challenge participated in a Holiday Charity Event being hosted by D.C. Confidential on her other blog, The Chronicles of Tewkesbury. For anyone who participated, Debi and Janet said they would contribute $5 per person to the charity of choice designated by a woman and cancer fighter named Susan Neibuhr. Susan writes a blog called Toddler Planet, which was the inspiration for the holiday charity event and she provided a list of organizations she supports. One of them was a one-woman organization in Stevensville, Maryland, near Annapolis called Head Huggers.

Yesterday, Janet drove out to Stevensville--about 45 miles east of Washington, D.C., and finally met Sue Thompson, M.D. (retired)--the brains and drive behind Head Huggers--and presented a check for $200! Sue's mission is to provide chemo caps to cancer patients. As you know, one of the side effects of chemotherapy is hair loss, which results in cold heads. Sue's head huggers ward off the cold and help patients avoid loss of body heat.

Since 2001, Sue and her network of crocheters and knitters have made more than 50,000 head huggers and sent out just as many to patients and treatment centers nationwide. Sue receives yarn donated from all over the country, which she distributes to her network. They, in turn, knit and crochet caps, then return them to Sue for distribution.

If you have yarn you'd like to donate, Sue would be happy to have it. If you knit or crochet and you'd like to join her network, Sue would be happy to have you. And if you have a few dollars to spare to help Sue (she and her husband are retired and living on a fixed income) defray the cost of shipping the caps, I know she'd be touched and appreciative. To contact Sue and find out how you can get involved, visit her website.

Finally, a special thank you to those of you who participated in this fundraiser through 2 Things Challenge. Debi and I really appreciate your generosity and I know Sue does, too!

Thank you!

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