For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for July 19, 2024

The weight of a cubic yard of soil is one ton.

After yesterday, I hope Elly mended fences with Connie, and they’re both having coffee.

It appears April is watering her doll in the hopes that it will grow…

Way smart going John. July 19th, which is a month into summer, is a good time to put up the fly screens. I mean you don’t want hundreds of flies getting into the house during summer heat waves when you have cranked the windows open during the heat waves if you don’t have A.C.

Pig Pen from the Peanuts strip would agree with April.

Since Michael lost the beard, he now is gayer than Lawrence.

I don’t mind it either, April : )

The last panel reminds me of a story from my childhood. This was back when mothers would actually dress up and have their nice afternoon gatherings with their charity or social clubs. My mother was hosting and had everything prepared, including putting me in a pretty little dress. In the middle of their soiree, one of the ladies asked my mom if she was aware of where I was. I was sitting in the middle of the pile of manure my father had had delivered the day before, tossing handfuls up into the air. My mom had to interrupt everything to plop me in the tub.

I miss being a kid.

Lots of lifting, digging, loading — man, you wouldn’t think dirt could be so heavy.

Lakeside Nursery apparently does not use heavy machinery to do the moving of soil and makes their employees do it. This is the reason why Lawrence quits working there and goes to work at Lakeshore Landscaping in 2 years.

You’re only wearing the dirt April, not carrying it.