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Tuesday August 6, 2024

Lynn's Comments: This was an opportunity to talk about Canada...without making it seem like a documentary. I have driven and flown across this country several times and there is not one province that I don’t find to be absolutely wonderful!

Wednesday August 7, 2024

Lynn's Comments: In reality, my in-laws lived within walking distance from our home in Ontario. We had all moved from Northern Manitoba to Northern Ontario, so it seemed like a good idea, in the strip, to keep them in the prairies. This way, I could create story lines about visiting them and the cousins there.

Thursday August 8, 2024

Lynn's Comments: Showing the Patterson’s drive across the country allowed me to draw and write about Canada, which was both fun and entertaining. If I was entertained, I figured my readers would be, too. Many wrote to tell me about their travels here and how much they enjoyed themselves.

Sunday August 11, 2024

Lynn's Comments: This strip is another scene from my childhood. My brother and I would walk down to the North Vancouver waterfront, go onto the docks where the small fishing boats were moored and fish for minnows. When we had quite a few, we’d throw them one by one to the seagulls. One day, one very aggressive gull outmaneuvered all the others and was the only one left to grab the fish. This gull was big and mean and threatening. When he was sure that he was guaranteed a free meal, we tied a codline to a minnow and tossed it up to the gull. The gull swallowed the fish and took off into the air. We allowed the codline to unwind to the end of the spool where it snapped tight forcing the gull to stop in mid air. Zannngggg! What a sight! The gull would not let go of the fish and fought us as we reeled it in—flapping and fighting against the pull of the line. Terrified, we hung onto the codline to see who would give up first—us or the gull. Inevitably, the gull regurgitate the fish, but not before he had given us the scare of our lives! Our friends, the O’Grady’s enjoyed seeing their name in the Sunday funnies.

Monday August 12, 2024

Lynn's Comments: This was a big problem for me as a kid. Everywhere we went, we had to spend time with my parents’ friends. These people never seemed to have anything for kids to do, so my brother and I had to wait in bored frustration for these visits to end. It was then that I swore I’d have toys and games for kids to play with when I had a house of my own!

Wednesday September 18, 2024

Lynn's Comments: I found it hard to draw really attractive characters—people with symmetrical features and athletic shapes. Somehow, they always looked as though they had stepped out of the “Archie” comics. This was the last thing I wanted…because I often used the Archie characters as research when I had to draw full figures.