Poetry and the New Year

"Tam O'Shanter" is a poem about a man who would regularly go out and get drunk, much to the anger and frustration of his wife. On one such evening, Tam is going home from the pub, riding his horse Maggie, and he takes the road home that goes by a SUPER haunted church. On this stormy night, all manner of demons, monsters, witches and the devil himself are partying in the cemetery and Tam stops to watch. Like an idiot.
While the hags are dancing Tam sees a really good looking young witch among them and forgets himself and shouts "Weel done, Cutty-sark!" (well done short skirt) and the party full stops and all the evil creatures start chasing after Tam and Maggie. Tam steers Maggie to the bridge, knowing that the demons can't cross clean running water, and the two make it, but just barely as one of the hags manages to pull off poor Maggies tail.

"Now, who this tale of truth shall read,
Each man, and mother’s son, take heed:
Whenever to drink you are inclined,
Or short skirts run in your mind,
Think! you may buy joys over dear:
Remember Tam o’ Shanter’s mare."

Winning Christmas

 Merry Christmas to you all!

Sleeping in on Christmas Morning

There weren't any cartoons on that he wanted to watch on Christmas Day.

Present Wrapping Problems

The MAIN problem is that I usually leave wrapping the presents until Christmas Eve, so I gotta just work with what I have. Last year I started wrapping earlier, but I was determined to not go out and buy anything else.

Secret Santa Speedy Delivery

We begin the month of December with some Christmas themed stories. Here we have the continued saga of when my Mom did Secret Santa Christmas Baking for friends and family who may have needed some extra cheer. In this instance she brought my sisters with her to assist.
ALWAYS be careful of the icy patch.

Dog Photos

Not everyone likes my dog as much as I do.

Oh right. Noodles are messy....

They made a mess, but they also ate all of it, so whatever.

A Parallel of Puppies: Snow Dogs

Olie would drag her face through the snow on walks. She'd push with her back legs and walk across someones lawn like this. Sometimes all you'd see is her butt and tail sticking out of a snow drift.
Akela purposefully looks for clumps of snow that have been packed tightly, so that they form a solid block. Not too solid that they are a ice cube, but not too soft that they fall apart when he picks them up and chomps on them.

9-Year-Old-Me is So Ashamed

I"m still really happy about the stuff I got. 9-Year-Old-Me would've gone for just candy. Or that one time I bought a movie with Birthday Money.

A Haunted Tale Finale

And thus concludes the Haunted Tale. Thanks again to my family for writing this.

A Haunted Tale Part 05

I combined quite a few siblings addition to the story in this comic strip and the next one. Also, that squirrel-moose hybrid is a monster my dad made up when we were kids. There will be another comic posted on Wednesday the 30th to wrap up this tale!

A Haunted Tale Part 04

And from left field we have John's contribution of Mutant Hedgehogs that have Dragon DNA.

A Haunted Tale Part 03

Reminder that there will be another update on WEDNESDAY.

A Haunted Tale Part 02

FYI There is 6 parts to this story, so strap in cus next week there will be 2 updates (Next Monday and Wednesday)

A Haunted Tale Part 01

In preparation for Halloween, I contacted my family members to create a Halloween story. Just like I say at the beginning, I started the tale (and ended it) and everyone adds a short part. This is more or less how it went.

Fashion Trends...

Now I just wear what makes me happy. Except for dresses and skirts. I have some I quite like, but I still don't like wearing them.

Yawning

This is why you need to cover your mouth when you yawn.

A Surprise Guest Comic or Two!!

I got two lovely surprise Comics sent to me from Kim Belding and Chris Gobbett of the Root Beer Party!
Some of you may already know that a while back I had a problem with my inner ear, affecting my balance and vision. I had recovered from it a while ago, but lately the same symptoms started reoccurring so as a precaution I had sent out a notice on my social media that there likely wouldn't be an update on the 16th (today.) Luckily I have some incredibly awesome friends who took it upon themselves to send me a couple of Guest Comics to post! Yet again they save the day!
Thank you so much guys!

A Normal Sign of Fall

When the weather starts to change, my mom would take the tomatoes that hadn't ripened yet from the garden, and put them in a box downstairs in the laundry room to let them ripen. When there wasn't enough room, some of the tomatoes would be put in a drawer. It was a pretty normal thing in our house.

Kids explain who's who

(That's the Bishop for those of you who don't attend Catholic Mass.... Or if I didn't draw him clearly enough ;P)

Tea Bag Failure

You gotta watch those little tea bag tags. They seem to have an affinity for water.

Oh So Awkward

My social skills are somewhat lacking...

Then & Now: Summer

Those days of "nothing" are usually spent doing projects that have been put on the wayside, or cleaning or the likes. Summer can get pretty busy!

No Storms Please

I do not enjoy big storms. The wind is what frightens me. I've been through a few bad storms that have had a lasting effect on me (though I don't know that anyone else in my family is particularly afraid of storms.) Lately we've been having a lot of really bad storms, the kinds that come with warnings to take cover, and the result is that I will wake up in a rush at 3 or 4 am to quickly check the radar and weather alerts. Or I won't let myself fall asleep because I'm listening for oncoming thunder. Not intentionally mind you, just in that stupid space between dreaming and awake.

Somebody's Excited

Akela loves being in the car, but doesn't like it when the car is moving, so he whines a lot. I've been working on it with him, and he doesn't scream as much as he used to. Until he realizes where we are. Then he screams like a teenage girl who's celebrity crush just responded to their tweet.

"Dirty Jokes"

Looking back, I don't think I actually knew what constituted as a "dirty joke". I was pretty oblivious to most things.

Gooooooob Morning

Akela wakes up early, checks on who's awake, and then goes back to bed.
I get woken up early by Akela, then I go back to bed, then wake up to go to work and feel very tired!

Wild Rabbit

Maybe not the funniest comic, but this incident often haunts my mind when I look back at my childhood memories of being at The Lake.
The rabbit PROBABLY wasn't quite that big, but I was around 4 years old at the time, so it sure seemed big.
The end result of this encounter was that I thought I could pet it, but as soon as I reached out to the rabbit, it hightailed it outta there!

Demanding Imagination

It's like a constant nagging to get it down on paper, quite often at the most inopportune times!

Who are you!?!?

That Little-Kid-Upset: when you're so upset that you don't want to be consoled!

This is WAY more practical

PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE GIRL IN THE GREEN LANTERN BUNNYHUG (That's a hoodie for you non-Saskatchewan people)

A clever ruse....

He also does this if I get up to go to the bathroom.

Picpak's 20th Birthday

If you've been keeping up with my comics, you'll know about my friend Kim Belding, Creator of Picpak Dog comics
To celebrate myself and other cartoonists are creating Picpak fanart. So even if you don't follow Picpak (and at this point, why don't you?), I hope you can still appreciate today's comic!
Congrats Kim on 20 years of the Pink Pooch! Here's to many more!

When it comes to taste...

I mean, it's possible to have too much garlic, but I've yet to encounter that dish. (Short of pickled garlic by itself of course.)

That's what comics have taught me anyway...

It's never super powers :(
Featuring tips of the hat to Picpak, Mr. Blob, Bubble Fox and a hidden Dungeon Hordes by Jonathan Murdock.

MerrMay

When you realize that something is only limited by your imagination.
The only mermaids I was exposed to when I was a kid were the Disney ones from The Little Mermaid and Peter Pan. Not too much going on there aside from Ursula, and I did not like how the mermaids in Peter Pan were jerks. So I stuck with Dragons and Unicorns of a different colour. As I got older, I learnt more about art, folklore, and the ocean. You can have a lot more fun when you have a little knowledge!

Rinse and Repeat

Thoughts of Warmer Weather

I have a bad habit of wearing out my clothes and then saying "well I don't have to deal with that for a while, so I won't worry about it..."
Mostly because I do NOT enjoy clothes shopping.

Spring Showers

Happy Easter my friends and relations!
This is an accurate depiction of what spring is like here too. All the land needs is a bit of rain and sun, and POW everything's green again.

Greg the Puffin

This is Greg the Puffin. He was invented by sister Erin and her kids, who decided he was the reason a  group of geese decided not to migrate this year.

I am the BEST example...

John: The Perpetual  Little Brother
Me: The Perpetual Typhoon of Rage

Flowers...

My mom says she thought this was very sweet and adorable.
No April fools joke from me, sorry! I'm going to spend this morning fending off my brother's ridiculous pranks. He loves April 1st....

Open the Window

Let in that fresh air!

Trying to get out the door...

Tale as old as time....

The Counter Melody

Chris always looks very stoic when he plays the fiddle.

Dreaded Fork Scrape

It's an involuntary reaction when I hear that sound. At least I know I'm not the only one who hates it.

Noodle Dilemma

Proving once again that I should not leave supper so late, and should not be allowed to eat in restaurants!

Four Legged Dishwasher

Good thing the dishwasher uses very hot water!

Monster Valentine's 2019

It's a bit early but Happy St. Valentine's Day!