John: Browse The Strips
Monday February 17, 2020
Tuesday February 18, 2020
Wednesday February 19, 2020
Sunday February 23, 2020
Tuesday February 25, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Things sure have changed since we all had land lines. I'm glad my kids were grown and on their own before the conundrum of "who gets a cell phone" was a bone of contention!
Sunday March 1, 2020
Thursday March 5, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Situations like this really date the strip. Nobody uses an encyclopedia any more.
In fact, I still spell the word the way I learned to spell it in the 50s—encyclopaedia.
Saturday March 7, 2020
Saturday March 14, 2020
Wednesday March 18, 2020
Lynn's Comments: This reminds me...I have to get my tires changed!
Friday March 20, 2020
Lynn's Comments: For some reason, expectant moms often have a few days of manic activity–like cleaning or doing yardwork, right before the baby is born. I scrubbed all the floors in the house the day before my son was born and I always wished I’d get that kind of energy back again!
Monday March 23, 2020
Tuesday March 24, 2020
Lynn's Comments: With my doctor advocating for a home birth and readers making it seem like a bad decision, I was setting the scene here for something to save the day.
Tuesday March 31, 2020
Lynn's Comments: The arrival of the pizza guy did two things: it gave credence to the gravity of the weather conditions and it allowed me to enjoy the sign on his car.
Wednesday April 1, 2020
Thursday April 2, 2020
Saturday April 4, 2020
Tuesday April 7, 2020
Wednesday April 8, 2020
Lynn's Comments: One thing nobody really talks about is how your seat feels after baby is born. Well, sitting down ain't comfy! My favourite gift to a brand-new mom is an egg timer and a box of "TUCKS" pads. The Tucks reduce swelling and inflammation and make life much easier. The egg timer is for the middle of the night when you’ve been up many times and done everything you can do and baby is STILL crying. It allows you to take a 10-minute time out.
Thursday April 9, 2020
Monday April 13, 2020
Saturday April 18, 2020
Sunday April 19, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Our dog sure loved to chase squirrels!
Tuesday April 21, 2020
Lynn's Comments: April's birth connected me to a whole new group of readers—new moms who wanted to tell me what was going on in their homes. This happened to me and to many others!
Saturday April 25, 2020
Sunday April 26, 2020
Lynn's Comments: I don’t think I have ever been as exhausted as when I was up all night with my babies. My husband often said he'd take on half the nighttime routine, but when he had to go to work in the morning and I was nursing, it just made more sense for me to handle it all.
Monday April 27, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Not wanting the family to settle into a comfortable routine, I decided to introduce the "helpful" relative who shows up to make life easier and winds up making everything a whole lot worse!
Wednesday April 29, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Everyone has that well- meaning relative who wants to help but is no help at all. They always show up at births, deaths and other times where this kind of help is the last thing you need.
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.
Tuesday May 5, 2020
Lynn's Comments: Fiona was such a wonderful character to write. I wished I could have written a story about her alone.