train set: Browse The Strips
Friday, May 22, 2015
Friday May 24, 2019
Lynn's Comments: Model trains were added to the list, and this hobby became an obsession.
Saturday May 25, 2019
Lynn's Comments: It began with N gage, then HO, then trains big enough to ride on.
Monday May 27, 2019
Tuesday May 28, 2019
Lynn's Comments: The model train set filled the basement, and then an outdoor, ride-on railway ran through the woods outside our country home.
Thursday May 30, 2019
Friday May 31, 2019
Lynn's Comments: There was so much to learn and to build. With artistry and serious focus, my husband built one of the most intricate and beautiful models in Ontario. He connected with other like-minded men, and soon, our circle of friends included Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas: two of the “9 Old Men” —the original animators at the Disney Studios in Los Angeles. Ollie's ride-on trains added to Walt Disney's fascination with model railways. After he had filled his own back yard, his wife suggested he find a piece of land where he could really enjoy his hobby…and Disneyland, the theme park, was born!
Tuesday June 4, 2019
Lynn's Comments: I signed the 20-year contract. For Better or For Worse was "made in Canada" and the content proved to be acceptable everywhere.
In this strip, the idea came from my mother, who told me she had once, in grade school, mixed up the words population and copulation on a test. Yup! …Good stories deserve to be retold!
Sunday July 28, 2019
Thursday September 19, 2019
Lynn's Comments: In reality, my husband and I did talk about having a third child. Our son and daughter were growing up, I did miss "my baby," and we had room in our home and our hearts for another. The sobering truth was, we just didn’t have the time.
Sunday February 2, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My husband had an amazing model railway set up in our home. When it became too much for the basement, he built another outside—one you could ride on! The idea for this came when we went to visit Ollie Johnston, one of the "9 old men" of Disney fame. Ollie’s ride-on railway was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s train obsession leading to his creation of the Disneyland theme park. It was also the catalyst for our outdoor railway–something our friends' and neighbours' kids will remember for the rest of their lives.
Sunday November 15, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My husband was a serious model railroader. After a while, I understood the vocabulary and the methods for creating good tracks and dioramas, but I never understood the passion.
Sunday December 25, 2022
