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Saturday December 24, 2022

Lynn's Comments: My dad did this. He would pop his teeth out and make faces. It drove my mom crazy. At work, he'd keep his teeth in his breast pocket. One day, he fell against the counter when a customer came into his shop and he accidentally "bit himself" on the chest. We laughed about this for weeks.

Thursday December 22, 2022

Lynn's Comments: I remember my grandmother explaining to my mother how much molasses to put into a batch of cookies: it was "two golollups and a drip." If the bottle we used was the same size each time, it was a perfect measurement!

Sunday December 18, 2022

Lynn's Comments: This is another true story. My daughter was happy to deposit a donated gift on a table at the church but couldn't understand why it had to be left there. She wasn't the only kid to be taken away from the service in tears. It takes time to understand that it's better to give than to receive!

Saturday December 10, 2022

Lynn's Comments: When I later came up with the "rescue" storyline where Elizabeth is threatened by a co-worker at the garden centre where she is working, I had forgotten about this bit of foreshadowing. People criticized me for keeping all the characters in play this way, but I also wanted to avoid having too many new characters as well. You can't win!

Tuesday December 6, 2022

Lynn's Comments: Here is where the "inflatable nose"” is evident. Whenever I wanted to show Elly at her worst, I drew her nose larger. I didn't do this intentionally; it's what came out of my pen! Since much of the strip was based on real life, I've always been grateful that my nose remains the same size—no matter what I'm thinking.