Lynn's Comments: I did miss the West Coast. I was very settled in Northern Ontario at the time, but it’s impossible to forget the ocean and the mountains of BC.
Lynn's Comments: The last panel is a tribute to my hero, cartoonist Len Norris. His drawings of police and border guards always made me laugh out loud. I learned so much from him.
Lynn's Comments: Yup…another bad pun. I often wondered why my editors didn’t ask for a revision. Maybe they were sympathetic…they, too, were controlled by relentless deadlines.
Lynn's Comments: I once gave each of the girls who worked for me the gift of a professional glamour portrait. I told them that someday they’d look at these photographs and be glad they had them. It’s 20 years since I did this. I hope they look at those portraits from time to time and see how lovely there were.
Lynn's Comments: Gordon Mayes was the first of the “guys” to get married and I wanted it to be a small family gathering. Together, these two families could not afford a big wedding but it was a great day nonetheless. Gord and Tracey would be a solid couple with a very positive future.
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.