Pushing 40: Browse The Strips

Monday March 6, 2017

Lynn's Comments: When my kids were small and I had babysitters, I enjoyed the conversation and the company of teenaged girls. They were smart, reliable, and always up for a visit. Living in an isolated community meant sparse shops, one hairdresser, and little to do on a Saturday night. It was fun for me to do their hair, experiment with nail polish, and talk about the boys they liked. It was a privilege to have their confidence, and on more than one occasion, I was asked for advice. That, I considered the best compliment of all.

Saturday March 11, 2017

Lynn's Comments: The problem with this strip is that it wasn't clear who did the "YEAAGHH!" Some readers thought it was Michael and didn't understand. I had hoped that the old adage, "Ignore something and it will go away." would be obvious and carry the joke, but not so. We're running it again anyway!

Monday March 13, 2017

Lynn's Comments: As I recall, I, too, left my room in an unruly mess. Thing is, in those days, there were some pretty harsh punishments, and I had to decide if going against the matriarch was worth the risk!

Tuesday March 14, 2017

Lynn's Comments: If I think about it, I can still feel the sensation of having a loose tooth; the pop and sting of it being pulled out, and the metallic taste of the hole it left in my jaw. Losing my teeth meant a surge ahead: another leap towards independence!

Saturday March 18, 2017

Lynn's Comments: Right now, my grand daughter is living with a fairy in her house. The fairy is happily waiting for a second tooth to be hidden under Laura’s pillow. The first tooth was replaced by a two dollar coin! Fairies are more generous these days.

Monday March 20, 2017

Lynn's Comments: This really happened. So many times, the strip was a documentation of the things that happened, almost word for word, in our home.

Tuesday March 21, 2017

Lynn's Comments: This did not happen. I made this part up. As Farley Mowat said when I asked him if he really did eat mice (as in his book "Never Cry Wolf"), "If it didn't happen, It should have."

Monday March 27, 2017

Lynn's Comments: A young neighbour once asked me to draw her portrait. Sharon was 10 and in the "almost ready to bloom" stage. I drew what I thought was a sweet and accurate portrait, but she was miserable after she saw it. She said I had made her look ugly! She didn't want the portrait, but her mom kept it anyway. Years later, she apologized for her rudeness. She had found the portrait in her mom’s papers, and when she saw it again as a young adult, she thought it was beautiful.

Tuesday March 28, 2017

Lynn's Comments: I got a few letters from exhausted hockey moms when this came out. We all needed as much support as we could get!

Monday April 3, 2017

Lynn's Comments: Aaron made some wonderful friends during his short-lived hockey career. Truly the best part of the game was the camaraderie. I just wished the coaches and the parents weren't so determined to win!

Thursday April 6, 2017

Lynn's Comments: I recently discovered a "contract" written by my father-in-law and signed by my son; an agreement to do yard work for a fee. It stated that the signee had to be on time and responsible, that the work had to be well done, and the tools had to be put away afterwards. As I recall, the yard work was done once acceptably. Sadly, some contracts are just made to be broken!