Wow, I’m going to have to look at this show sometime. : )

Pat Cochran

Wow, I have never seen that show, but I’m so glad that you all like it. Yes, we are lucky in that we have leisure time.

But I think people lived fulfilling lives. And in truth, I’m so much into health food and such that I actually do — even in this modern day and age — make everything from scratch, even my own mustard and ketsup — did I spell that right? It’s not that hard. Truly. I have certain days that are bread days and certain days that are make the beef jerky days and certain days that are fermenting/canning days. At first it was more work, but as I got better at it and started to know more about what I’m doing, it doesn’t really take up that much more time. And I have the satisfaction of knowing what’s really in my food. But that’s a whole ‘nother story.

Thanks for the lovely post.

I, too, loved John Wayne and Roy Rogers. I have to add another one, and that’s Gene Autry. I think Gene Autry was my favorite when I was growing up. I barely remember it, I was so young. It is interesting that people were willing to risk so much. I guess that’s the call of freedom. Teenagers do similar things — they move out of a perfectly good house — one filled with food and every need met — to go and live on their own with little food and little wealth. But asked if they’d rather do that than live at home, most would answer, certainly. Why? I can only explain it in terms of freedom. I guess when it’s all said and done, people really do yearn to be free.