Elizabeth: Browse The Strips
Wednesday July 8, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This is true. Most of the kids on the Manitoba farms could drive the farm machinery just as well as any adult by the time they were 15.
Saturday July 11, 2020
Sunday July 12, 2020
Monday July 13, 2020
Thursday July 16, 2020
Friday July 17, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My brother-in-law (the farmer) said, "Never name anything you’re gonna eat." His pigs and miniature horses were safe, but the cow…well, she was never named.
Monday July 20, 2020
Tuesday July 21, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Harrison’s Pond was a small "bog" in front of our friend Doug Harrison's house. Every spring, when we heard the frogs singing in that pond, we knew the frost was gone and summer was on its way.
Wednesday July 22, 2020
Lynn's Comments: There were leeches in Harrison's pond. This we discovered after a frog hunting expedition. Leeches are strange creatures and super interesting to look at…unless they are stuck to your legs.
Thursday July 23, 2020
Thursday August 13, 2020
Thursday August 20, 2020
Saturday August 22, 2020
Monday August 24, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I was getting close to 40 here and starting to worry about the decline. Now, at 72, I think someone who's 40 is a kid!
Monday August 31, 2020
Tuesday September 1, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This was so much fun to draw. When I look at this strip again, I remember drawing it in pencil and looking forward to tracing it with pen and ink. Feeling the bite of pen nib on paper and seeing the lines become the characters was like "bringing them to life." April (as a baby) and the dogs were an absolute joy to work on.
Monday September 7, 2020
Lynn's Comments: When I was young, I had a friend whose mom, an Avon rep., would give us her old samples. We'd stay in the bathroom for hours, painting each other up with makeup. When my mom caught us, she said that makeup was fine as long as she couldn't tell I was wearing it. This led to some very artistic application and fun knowing I was getting away with it.
Tuesday September 8, 2020
Wednesday September 9, 2020
Thursday September 10, 2020
Friday September 11, 2020
Sunday September 13, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Somebody told me once that it takes 10 positive comments to overrule one negative comment. Seems like a lot, but then we tend to be very sensitive creatures.
Friday September 18, 2020
Monday September 28, 2020
Tuesday September 29, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I loved coming up with the name Boston Original so I could use B.O. on all the clothes.
Wednesday September 30, 2020
Thursday October 1, 2020
Friday October 2, 2020
Saturday October 3, 2020
Sunday October 4, 2020
Lynn's Comments: The garbage dump in Lynn Lake, Manitoba was called, "The Exchange." Folks were leaving town on a regular basis and often the dump was a treasure trove of unwanted but really good stuff. I do remember getting all excited about a trip to the "nuisance grounds." Sometimes I brought home more than I threw away.