For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for August 11, 2018

I bet it does.

I always loved Aunt Georgia growing up, she was the only fictional character I knew of named Georgia too! This last panel is so sweet; sometimes you just fall in love with a house.

Out of the mouth of babes-! Looks like this home will be a good fit!

I agree, it has a nice face.

Like Amityville Horror house? It had two eyes separated by a chimney – creeped me out. The eyes were not regular square windows but quartets of a circle. So, some houses do seem to have a face. Some houses have happy and friendly faces, some bland, some droopy, etc. Mine does not because it is not flat faced. Mine has a portico at the front door which is in the back of the bedroom windows and the garage door. Most flat faced are ranch homes, Cape Cods, Federals, Colonials, and the like. Georgia’s is a small ranch with Tudor-ish front door frame.

One of the things I love about Lynn’s art is the drawings in the background. Today in Panel 2 we see Phil shutting the door of the car.

LOL! Now that was sweet. One of those “feel-good moments”.

In the real estate trade they call that “curb appeal.”

Agreed, curb appeal. A local realator (sp) stresses that curb appeal can be spoiled by having a “rust bucket” parked in the driveway, etc.

Still think they were suckered. I had a neighbor that when he heard the following on the radio “Act now, supplies are limited!” Would just say “If someone wants it worse than I do, they can have it.” Same with going out of business sales tactics. Oct. 1962, Times Square store had an “everything must go! Going out of business!” Return in Dec. 1963, same store going out of business!

I hope the house is red brick. I love red brick.

It needs a facade of 15-ft. fluted columns with Corinthian capitals. A touch of distinction.