Elly: Browse The Strips
Wednesday June 3, 2020
Lynn's Comments: With computers today, this just might work. The operative word is "might." Folks who don't have kids or whose kids are grown and gone have no idea (or have forgotten) how much time a baby takes!
Thursday June 4, 2020
Friday June 5, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I adored my young children, but there were times I was so desperate for adult company that a trip to the grocery store, alone, was like a holiday!
Saturday June 6, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My kids never babysat for each other, but babysitters were a lifeline for us. We had some wonderful, trustworthy sitters to whom I owed my sanity—a few I’ve even stayed in touch with! A good babysitter really does become part of the family.
Sunday June 7, 2020
Monday June 8, 2020
Thursday June 11, 2020
Lynn's Comments: They call this "date night" now. When I had babies it was, "get me outta here, or else!"
Friday June 12, 2020
Saturday June 13, 2020
Monday June 15, 2020
Lynn's Comments: It's a good thing babies are so cute. Yes...it's a very good thing.
Tuesday June 16, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I have gone out to a public gathering with baby barf on my back. Thank goodness for the kindness of other moms who have keen eyes and wet wipes!
Wednesday June 17, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Nowadays, folks "talk to themselves" all the time. It's no big deal to see someone prattling away to an invisible companion as they drive or walk or sit in a coffee shop.
Thursday June 18, 2020
Friday June 19, 2020
Saturday June 20, 2020
Sunday June 21, 2020
Monday June 22, 2020
Tuesday June 23, 2020
Wednesday June 24, 2020
Thursday June 25, 2020
Lynn's Comments: My son never did go alone to work on the family farm...we all went!
Friday June 26, 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.
Monday June 29, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I came from a staunch British family. It was considered bad form to call anyone at dinnertime—between 5:30 and 7:00. If the phone rang, my mother refused to answer, even if it was me calling!
Tuesday June 30, 2020
Wednesday July 1, 2020
Lynn's Comments: When I did the Aunt Fiona series, I received a number of letters from readers who asked me how I knew one of their relatives so intimately. You can make stuff up, but the truth is, you don't have to!
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!
Tuesday July 7, 2020
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.