Hilda completely misunderstands the expression “chickens come home to roost” and somehow turns it into an intimidating threat. It looks like the weekend went well for Hilda and Blossom despite Bert going AWOL.
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We’ve heard Hilda’s grandmother mentioned before. So we know Hilda doesn’t take kindly to her being described as a creature of darkness and chaos… But at least she makes cookies.
I come from a family of zoologists and birdwatchers. Because of this, I knew what a snipe was long before I ever heard of a snipe hunt. In fact, the first time I read about a snipe hunt, in what[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For all of you keeping track, we learned about Bert’s “Treasure” here. This was one of the first strips in this story I finished, so I think there’s a glitch in the continuity where it’s not clear whether Bert’s finally[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At least Bert’s water balloons didn’t go to waste. “Travis” is a Fearsome Critter that apparently Hilda and Blossom know.
And we’re back to Kate, who had time off forced on her while Hilda spent the weekend on the Peninsula. The “marathon editing session” Hilda is talking about was proposed by Kate after she learned about the deadline on her[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hilda had hoped that she would have the chance to start reading Kate’s book, as did Blossom. Unfortunately, she was busy for the whole weekend babysitting. The only time she had the chance to read any of it was here.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And we’ve arrived at Kate and Hilda marathon session. The first step is trying to figure out where the first book in the trilogy ends… Finding a cliffhanger is a good start… Providing there aren’t too many of them.
It looks like Hilda has a solution to the solution! If you can’t find something to work with, in your boss’s manuscript, check her slush file! Kate’s written a lot of scenes like this in drunken frustration. She can be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…