The Big Country all over again.

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One of the first movies Lee saw in Canada after emigration was the western classic The Big Country. Well, we watched it tonight. A little slow in places, but entertaining all the same.

I enjoyed the movie last night and I look forward to more! We never watched any of the olde spaghetti westerns as kids and going to the 'movies' in a public theatre was not part of our world.

Various memories come to mind now. Sunday night Ed Sullivan, was a staple TV night. At that time, the TV was only black and white. Colour TV came later. Romper Room was another morning program staple for me until I started school. It aired from 1953 to 1994. How lifestyles change. Mom rarely watched any TV raising 4 busy kids. When our elder son was little, his every Saturday morning was spent watching various cartoons and I could clean up after breakfast, and do various household chores.