Author Archives: Shannon Menu

Sunday September 13, 2026

Lynn's Comments: The school here is named for “R. Peter Boire” —the principal of one of our local high schools many years ago. Intelligent, honest, hardworking, and a wonderfully reliable volunteer, Peter was one of my favourite people.

Saturday September 12, 2026

Lynn's Comments: This happened. I had given Farley a bath and he was outdoors drying off when I saw him chewing happily on something delicious. He was having such a good time that I had to go and see what it was. Yup, it was a dead and very ripe toad. His breath smelled like toad for hours.

Thursday September 10, 2026

Lynn's Comments: Around this time, I started to work with the Downtown Improvement Association to try and encourage shoppers to come back into the downtown and support the small, family businesses. We tried all kinds of things—from art contests to scavenger hunts, but sadly, the malls were too big a draw.

Saturday August 22, 2026

Lynn's Comments: After the backlash that came from the initial disclosure that Lawrence was gay, I wondered if there would be a second wave when I mentioned it again. After all, it was a subject that hadn’t “just gone away.” Surprisingly, few people objected to this series of strips.

Sunday August 16, 2026

Lynn's Comments: I confess. I bought a giant bra at one of these sales—just because it was there. It’s enormous. I have no idea what the size is, but I had never seen anything like it before. I still have it and I’m not sure what to do with it. Secondhand shops often don’t accept underclothes even if they’re new. Someday, when my family has to go through all my stuff, they’ll discover this enormous bra and wonder why on earth it’s there!