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…
The Peninsula
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.
Side Project
It should be pointed out every now and again, that when Brian is not making her work on his latest insane project, Olive’s job is sorting through his massive archive of files. Fran helps too, even though she was promoted[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First and foremost, Stefan is a planner. This means he will give you a trip with everything itemized in a timely manner. It will be exciting, though not spontaneous in any way. Kate’s still getting used to this. Incidentally, Port[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stefan was revealed to be an outdoorsy type way back here. However this is the first time he’s shared this with Kate. Since all Kate wanted was a week by the pool with brandy sours, she has very mixed feelings[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m a a little embarrassed that I couldn’t think of more things for Kate and Stephen before returning to Homestead. All I knew was the finale strips that I had planned felt like they were coming too soon. Fortunately, by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
What better way to end the day at the fair than a ride on the carousel? Other than Kate’s suggestion of ending the day early, wink wink. It’s unclear whether Kate actually won anything in her few tries at the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stephen and Kate spend the last day of their trip with a nice walk on the beach. I keep meaning to have a nice trip to the Peninsula myself because the coastline is far prettier than this strip suggests it[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This story of unsolicited hospitality is inspired by a similar story that happened to my friend Donna Barr. She will tell you that Clallem Bay is that kind of community. And what better way to spend your last day on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…






