Monthly Archives: October 2017
Lynn's Comments: Another glimpse into our actual lives. Word for word, some of our exchanges made it into the strip.
Monday October 2, 2017
Tuesday October 3, 2017
Lynn's Comments: Farley might have been my favourite character. He was fun to draw and he gave me subject matter that was neutral. Whenever I thought I might have run a storyline for too long, or if things were getting too serious, I’d push old Farley onto the scene for a little comic relief.
Wednesday October 4, 2017
Thursday October 5, 2017
Friday October 6, 2017
Saturday October 7, 2017
Lynn's Comments: Thank goodness for second hand and consignment stores!
Sunday October 8, 2017
Lynn's Comments: After he graduated from high school, Aaron moved to Vancouver. With plans to study broadcasting, he couldn't wait to go. He left home with confidence and an attitude that said, "Goodbye, no horse town!" A few weeks after he’d settled in to his apartment he was sharing with a friend, I got a phone call from my liberated son; "Hey Mom…everything’s fine, I just need you to send me something. It’s um…well…uh…could you please send me my, um, …teddy?"
Monday October 9, 2017
Tuesday October 10, 2017
Wednesday October 11, 2017
Lynn's Comments: After I’d made some pretty sarcastic remarks, my dad asked me if I lay awake at night thinking of nasty things to say. I didn’t, but it was a great idea. After that, I did lie awake thinking of smart aleck remarks—my way of getting back at "the big kids." After awhile, I got pretty good at it and words were my weapon of choice. Sometimes they outlasted a bruising.
Thursday October 12, 2017
Friday October 13, 2017
Saturday October 14, 2017
Lynn's Comments: One day when my daughter had had a bad day at school, she asked me when it would stop. When did the mean stuff and the teasing and the game-playing stop? I told her… "never."
Sunday October 15, 2017
Monday October 16, 2017
Lynn's Comments: The best part of a strip like this is making up the names of the cereals.
Tuesday October 17, 2017
Wednesday October 18, 2017
Lynn's Comments: There was a time when it seemed that every hour of my day was filled with things I had to do. I was involved with school projects, community projects, the theatre, art classes and the gym.
Thursday October 19, 2017
Lynn's Comments: Looking back on all this now, I don't wonder where I found the time…I wonder where I found the energy!
Friday October 20, 2017
Saturday October 21, 2017
Sunday October 22, 2017
Lynn's Comments: My son got away with a lot of stuff…because he was so darned funny.
Monday October 23, 2017
Tuesday October 24, 2017
Wednesday October 25, 2017
Lynn's Comments: Now and then I made a political statement. When winter came to Ontario, we were glad we had all the comforts of home.
Thursday October 26, 2017
Friday October 27, 2017
Lynn's Comments: My dad was particularly fond of Halloween. He loved to tell us scary stories and he was good at it, too. He once told me that if I couldn't see into a corner at night, where the walls meet the ceiling, then there was a goblin in the corner. I believed him and would lie awake waiting for the goblin to appear…
Saturday October 28, 2017
Sunday October 29, 2017
Monday October 30, 2017
Lynn's Comments: Next to Christmas, Halloween was my favourite celebration. I loved to make costumes and I loved all the treats, tricks and trimmings.
Tuesday October 31, 2017
Lynn's Comments: One of our dental suppliers made up special gift boxes for Halloween. In each box was a small tube of toothpaste, a small spool of floss, and a brand new toothbrush. Year after year we gave out toothbrushes and toothpaste for Halloween until I thought we would get egged for not giving out candy. I then switched to candy bars. When Halloween was over that year, one of the local moms stopped me on the street and asked why we’d changed our routine. As it turned out, a lot of kids were looking forward to getting a new toothbrush!