Elizabeth: Browse The Strips

Saturday June 18, 2022

Lynn's Comments: As a child, this is something I did. I would imagine I was safe inside a big glass case and that nothing could harm me all night long. Strangely, when I was newly divorced and going through some really difficult times, I would again lock myself inside an imaginary` glass case so I could manage the nights alone. You are never too far away from being a kid inside!

Sunday July 3, 2022

Lynn's Comments: This strip was done for a friend whose little son was so afraid of the water that he had to have all the flotation devices available before he'd go into the pool. He had the inflated arm rings, a life jacket, and when he could, he'd squeeze into an inflatable "doughnut" as well. The funny thing is, this young man is now a deep sea diver who specializes in the inspection and maintenance of underwater structures. Posts, moorings, rigs and sea walls are all part of his underwater work—quite a change from the boy who was afraid of the water! Bourton has also become a clean sea advocate. He donates many hours of his time to finding and removing "ghost nets" from British Columbia's coastal waterways. He and the others who are cleaning up our oceans and beaches are unsung heroes. The next generation is a great one!

Sunday July 31, 2022

Lynn's Comments: I recently had an appointment where the receptionist had incredibly long nails—to the extent that she couldn't type easily or send a message on her phone. "Holy smokes!" I said, "Those things are a handicap!" It wasn't the nicest thing to say. It just popped out. I was embarrassed. I apologized and was happy to leave. I thought, "That was something my mother would say!" My outspoken mother died at the age of 72. "Hi, Mom!"

Sunday August 14, 2022

Lynn's Comments: This actually happened...pretty much the way you see it here. Yes, it's the everyday stuff that makes a comic strip fun to do. These are the times when we all wish that someone had taken a photo!

Sunday August 28, 2022

Lynn's Comments: This was a real dilemma for me. My daughter was around 13 when her answer to almost everything was, "I dunno." (The 3 meanings, for which I decided there were, ended up in this strip.) Once I figured out which "I dunno" was the one she meant, we were good to go. She now has a 10-year-old daughter and I’m patiently waiting for her to start saying, "I dunno!"

Wednesday September 7, 2022

Lynn's Comments: A friend who used a wheelchair surprised me when she told me all of the things she had accomplished that summer; I hadn't done half of the things she had done! She told me that one of her favourite songs was: "Anything you can do, I can do better."