Lynn's Comments: I called this imaginary baby "April" because she was all fiction and born on April 1st! Many folks wrote to tell me they had named their baby girls April because they were born April first!
Elizabeth: Browse The Strips
Saturday April 11, 2020
Lynn's Comments: People were not happy about Michael calling the baby "Ape." I thought it would be harmless. Few people were upset by "Lizardbreath," but the opposition to "Ape" was so strong that I dropped the nickname very quickly.
Monday April 13, 2020
Tuesday April 14, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Whenever I did stories about anger and putting up walls, I always got mail from people who used it to talk to their own kids about situations they were going through.
Wednesday April 15, 2020
Thursday April 16, 2020
Friday April 17, 2020
Saturday April 18, 2020
Monday April 20, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I was really happy with this strip. Sometimes the muse hands you a goodie.
Tuesday April 28, 2020
Thursday April 30, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Because there had never been a cat in the strip, I decided to add one that was less than friendly. Stuff like this gave me lots to work with; maybe too much!
Friday May 1, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I tried to make Aunt Fiona one of those insidious characters who tests the limits of one's hospitality to the max.
Sunday May 3, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Remember the movie "The Fly"? I’m talking about the old original (1958). Remember how the buzzing sound happened whenever The Fly was coming? There was buzzing...but the monster never flew!
Wednesday May 6, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Making Fiona a heavy smoker, gave me an outlet to rant against smoking.
Thursday May 7, 2020
Sunday May 10, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Sunday May 17, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Belfrey Avenue. I loved making up funny names for streets, businesses, products and even people.
Sunday May 24, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Saturday May 30, 2020
Thursday June 4, 2020
Sunday June 7, 2020
Monday June 8, 2020
Sunday June 21, 2020
Sunday June 28, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I've told you about my grandmother coming to stay with us and taking my bedroom while she was visiting. She had waist-length hair, and when she washed it, she'd stand on the porch like this and brush her hair in the wind. Later, when I also had very long hair, I did the same thing. It made me think of her—every time.
Thursday July 2, 2020
Friday July 3, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Here, I go into my own family history to reveal the diner/pool hall that my wonderful, eccentric aunt Margaret owned. Oakview Lunch and Billiards was a landmark on the road to Wasaga Beach in Northern Ontario. One summer, I took the bus north to help her for a week or two.
Saturday July 4, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Working in Aunt Margaret's pool hall was a crazy experience—one I'll never forget!
Monday July 6, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Aunt Margaret's assortment of regular customers would arrive every day. It was a social hub. These regulars would spend their time playing pool or sitting in the coffee shop. It was my job to make and serve them breakfast or burgers and fries. If they ever took a good look at the griddle we used, they might not have swallowed their lunch.