Monthly Archives: June 2018
Saturday June 2, 2018
Sunday June 3, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I remember sitting like this and listening to my parents eating breakfast. It drove me crazy. My dad had full dentures and the sounds he made were different from my mom’s.
The worst was the coffee "intake and swallow." I try not to make those sounds myself, but I'm not out there listening so I'm sure I do!
Monday June 4, 2018
Lynn's Comments: My mom used to hang the laundry on two lines in our backyard. Once, we were guilty of getting the sheets dirty by playing badminton. Another time was when my brother put the neighbour’s small dog into the hanging fold of a sheet and let him fumble his way out. It never occurred to us that we were ruining an expensive piece of fabric and wasting hours of hard work. We were kids. We just didn't think at all!
Tuesday June 5, 2018
Wednesday June 6, 2018
Thursday June 7, 2018
Friday June 8, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This is my daughter Katie speaking. Word for word…and I thought it was great. Over and over, kids can get the better of you–but cuteness and comedy save their bacon.
Saturday June 9, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This didn't happen, but if Kate had thought of it, it would have. And, as a kid, I would have too.
Sunday June 10, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I've decided that there is no such thing as an honest weight. It’s I who has to be honest!
Monday June 11, 2018
Tuesday June 12, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This was an actual conversation. At the time, I was frustrated by the lack of "baby stuff" to write about. I was aging the kids in the strip and they had started to become real people with real questions, and were understanding serious replies. By regressing here, I could talk about Elly as a young mother and show readers (and myself) what the Pattersons’ lives were like when the kids were still small.
Wednesday June 13, 2018
Thursday June 14, 2018
Friday June 15, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Bulging the thought balloons out of the margins made the "memory" strips work somehow. It’s funny how the comic art shorthand works; how lines, balloons, and the size of the lettering can convey so much information.
Saturday June 16, 2018
Lynn's Comments: In reality, my husband went home.
Sunday June 17, 2018
Monday June 18, 2018
Tuesday June 19, 2018
Wednesday June 20, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Nobody tells you about this side of childbirth. Sitting down becomes a challenge…as do other things too personal to describe!
Thursday June 21, 2018
Friday June 22, 2018
Saturday June 23, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Ruth Carrie Johnston, my mother-in-law, was a lifesaver. She was my co-parent; someone I could count on every day and at all hours. My in-laws’ house was a 5-minute walk from our house, and I thanked my lucky stars for their love, warmth, kindness and generosity.
Sunday June 24, 2018
Lynn's Comments: There were a lot of frogs in our old neighbourhood. You knew it was spring when you could hear them in the wetlands near our house. Our dog never went looking for them with this kind of enthusiasm…he was too smart. The kids, however, did.
Monday June 25, 2018
Tuesday June 26, 2018
Wednesday June 27, 2018
Lynn's Comments: Breastfeeding was, and always will be, a delicate, personal subject. I wanted to breastfeed my kids until they were at least 6 months old. I succeeded for the most part, but now and then when I was exhausted and unable to give them enough, the occasional bottle of formula helped us along. What I had to overcome was the guilt I was made to feel by experts, articles and other moms who never needed to supplement. Once I allowed myself to make safe and healthy choices that worked for us, without feeling guilty, I was able to breastfeed more successfully. It’s amazing how guilt and criticism can affect the way our body works.
Thursday June 28, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This works!
Friday June 29, 2018
Lynn's Comments: This has been wonderful for me too: watching my children play with my grandchildren. This is one of the many rewards in getting older.
Saturday June 30, 2018
Lynn's Comments: I had a great time drawing this cartoon. Can you "feel" Elizabeth bouncing in the jumper? If you can…I did my job!