Monthly Archives: December 2019
Monday December 2, 2019
Tuesday December 3, 2019
Wednesday December 4, 2019
Thursday December 5, 2019
Friday December 6, 2019
Saturday December 7, 2019
Sunday December 8, 2019
Lynn's Comments: Every now and then I did a serious and reflective punch line. I had to. This wouldn’t have been a realistic look inside the home of a North American family if the characters took their good health and good fortune for granted. Not everyone has the luxury of being able to buy groceries like this!
Monday December 9, 2019
Tuesday December 10, 2019
Wednesday December 11, 2019
Lynn's Comments: This series of strips resulted in more letters from men than most others I’ve written. Apparently, even when it’s running like a charm, the snowblower is one of the least favourite tools in the work shed!
Thursday December 12, 2019
Friday December 13, 2019
Saturday December 14, 2019
Lynn's Comments: The Bergans and the O'Gradys are both families I know well. It was fun to put their names in the paper.
Sunday December 15, 2019
Monday December 16, 2019
Tuesday December 17, 2019
Wednesday December 18, 2019
Lynn's Comments: Both Aaron and Katie took part in the annual Lynn Lake ice show. It was a huge amount of work. The whole town took part. We made do with whatever we could find in this isolated place; old boards, leftover paint, second hand clothes, mismatched fabrics, and the result was spectacular. With next to nothing for a budget and everything done by hand, the annual ice show was a sold-out affair—a wonderful display of northern talent and ingenuity.
Thursday December 19, 2019
Friday December 20, 2019
Saturday December 21, 2019
Lynn's Comments: For many years I went on book tours, which took me to major cities all over the US and Canada. When I was invited to go to New York by "People Magazine," I asked my mother-in-law, Ruth, if she'd like to come. My husband and "Grandpa" took care of the kids for the 3 days we were away. It was the first time Ruth and I had travelled together, and I wanted her trip to be the best it could be. The one Broadway show I wanted her to see was "A Chorus Line." I had seen it twice before and had enjoyed it so much I wanted to see it again. All through the show Ruth kept looking at her watch. When the show ended and the curtain fell, I was annoyed with her. Thinking she had disliked the show, I asked why she kept checking her watch. With eyes full of tears, she looked at me and said, "I didn't want it to end!"
Sunday December 22, 2019
Lynn's Comments: This actually happened. We were about to go to a house party when we realized we'd left the kids with a sitter too many times. We had just started the car when we decided to go back into the house and be a family. It turned out to be a great evening.
Monday December 23, 2019
Tuesday December 24, 2019
Lynn's Comments: Yes, we did have a train set running around our Christmas tree. One thing you can say about high quality model railroads is…they work!
Wednesday December 25, 2019
Thursday December 26, 2019
Lynn's Comments: Even though I wasn’t pregnant while writing and drawing these cartoons, I felt Elly’s pain. Some experiences you remember in great detail.
Friday December 27, 2019
Saturday December 28, 2019
Lynn's Comments: When I was expecting Katie, my husband joked that we’d be able to determine my exact weight gain by measuring the height of my bath water.
Sunday December 29, 2019
Monday December 30, 2019
Tuesday December 31, 2019
Lynn's Comments: The way "old marrieds" say, "HAPPY NEW YEAR!"