Author Archives: Shannon Menu
Wednesday April 23, 2025
Tuesday April 22, 2025
Monday April 21, 2025
Sunday April 20, 2025
Saturday April 19, 2025
Friday April 18, 2025
Thursday April 17, 2025
Wednesday April 16, 2025
Tuesday April 15, 2025
Monday April 14, 2025
Sunday April 13, 2025
Saturday April 12, 2025
Lynn's Comments: Readers criticized April’s “kidspeak” and told me to make her use proper English. I thought it would detract from a child’s charming way of learning the language. As long as my editors were OK with the content of the strip, I left it alone. One can suffer from too much advice!
Friday April 11, 2025
Lynn's Comments: At the time this strip was written, our daughter was going to Western University in London, Ontario. Folks in both Western U. and the city of London enjoyed these references in the strip.
Thursday April 10, 2025
Wednesday April 9, 2025
Tuesday April 8, 2025
Monday April 7, 2025
Sunday April 6, 2025
Saturday April 5, 2025
Friday April 4, 2025
Thursday April 3, 2025
Wednesday April 2, 2025
Lynn's Comments: Go to YouTube and search for “I’m Five” by Danny Kaye. When I turned five, even though I was a girl, that was my song! Don’t underestimate the memory of a five-year-old. This one has lasted for over 70 years!
Tuesday April 1, 2025
Friday September 30, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Dad found my friends and me in the crowd and demanded we get into the car.
Thursday September 29, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My dad jumped in the car and drove as fast as he could into the city.
Wednesday September 28, 2022
Lynn's Comments: In the middle of the crowd of protesters my dad saw me holding my placard and shouting for justice.
Tuesday September 27, 2022
Lynn's Comments: As we protested, our parents were watching the evening news at home and saw the live coverage of a student protest at the Vancouver Hydro building.
Monday September 26, 2022
Lynn's Comments: The authorities were called. We were surrounded by cameras and police.
Sunday September 25, 2022
Lynn's Comments: When I was about three years old, my aunt had given me a pair of very frilly under pants. The entire backside was ruffled, and I was thrilled with them. So much so that I went around the neighbourhood lifting my skirt to show them off. I didn't understand why my dad was so upset or why he made me come home and put on a pair of overalls.
Saturday September 24, 2022
Lynn's Comments: As we protested and blocked a city street, we wondered if we'd get our photos in the paper and be interviewed. Meanwhile, my parents, sitting at home, thought I was hanging out with friends after school. They had no idea what I was really doing.