Monthly Archives: December 2022
Friday December 2, 2022
Saturday December 3, 2022
Lynn's Comments: I draw stuff like this, I make these faces myself. After a day of drawing crazy expressions, I often wondered why my head and neck felt tired!
Sunday December 4, 2022
Monday December 5, 2022
Tuesday December 6, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Here is where the "inflatable nose"” is evident. Whenever I wanted to show Elly at her worst, I drew her nose larger. I didn't do this intentionally; it's what came out of my pen! Since much of the strip was based on real life, I've always been grateful that my nose remains the same size—no matter what I'm thinking.
Wednesday December 7, 2022
Lynn's Comments: I don't remember getting any responses from choirmasters when this came out. The question still stands!!
Thursday December 8, 2022
Friday December 9, 2022
Saturday December 10, 2022
Lynn's Comments: When I later came up with the "rescue" storyline where Elizabeth is threatened by a co-worker at the garden centre where she is working, I had forgotten about this bit of foreshadowing. People criticized me for keeping all the characters in play this way, but I also wanted to avoid having too many new characters as well. You can't win!
Sunday December 11, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Another bad pun. I couldn't resist. This kind of punch line made FBorFW impossible to translate into other languages.
Monday December 12, 2022
Tuesday December 13, 2022
Wednesday December 14, 2022
Thursday December 15, 2022
Friday December 16, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Every now and then, I brought a little focus to the "inequality of women"...and when it comes to Christmas and holiday planning, I don't think anything has changed!
Saturday December 17, 2022
Sunday December 18, 2022
Lynn's Comments: This is another true story. My daughter was happy to deposit a donated gift on a table at the church but couldn't understand why it had to be left there. She wasn't the only kid to be taken away from the service in tears. It takes time to understand that it's better to give than to receive!
Monday December 19, 2022
Tuesday December 20, 2022
Wednesday December 21, 2022
Lynn's Comments: Having "baby talk" to work with provided me with many sweet interactions like this. Once my kids grew past this stage, it was harder to come up with such gentle humour.
Thursday December 22, 2022
Lynn's Comments: I remember my grandmother explaining to my mother how much molasses to put into a batch of cookies: it was "two golollups and a drip." If the bottle we used was the same size each time, it was a perfect measurement!
Friday December 23, 2022
Saturday December 24, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My dad did this. He would pop his teeth out and make faces. It drove my mom crazy. At work, he'd keep his teeth in his breast pocket. One day, he fell against the counter when a customer came into his shop and he accidentally "bit himself" on the chest. We laughed about this for weeks.
Sunday December 25, 2022
Monday December 26, 2022
Tuesday December 27, 2022
Wednesday December 28, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My mom was a stickler for good manners. Although the rules and regs of growing up in our household could sometimes be onerous, we learned to appreciate everything she taught us.
Thursday December 29, 2022
Lynn's Comments: My dad smoked until the day he died—of lung cancer. To keep us from knowing he was smoking, he'd go for a walk. This was funny...we could see him light up before he got past the kitchen window.
Friday December 30, 2022
Saturday December 31, 2022
