Lynn's Comments: Around this time, readers were after me to change Elly’s hair. The argument was that she was looking like an aging hippy and needed an upgrade. As I did these strips, I really was trying to decide what to do here. Changing Elly’s hair would change the character. Could I still draw Elly to look like Elly if her hair was different?

Lynn's Comments: A psychiatrist friend once told me that when someone, male or female, makes a drastic personal change, it’s often reflected in his or her hairstyle. A drastic cut or colour might mean that a serious decision has been made. I wonder if that’s true!