Jenna

I’ll drive through a small rural town with it’s shuttered storefronts and sleepy feeling and try to imagine what it must have been like back when each community had it’s own small center of commerce, and things were far less centralized then they are today. The 12 minute film really highlights the connections between all the people and jobs that come together to make a community work: But back in the 50’s people talked more about what was important for a community, what it took to be a good citizen, and how we all are interconnected and effect each other. and I personally think we’ve lost something as a society when we started ignoring the importance and duty of being a good citizen and an active part of a community.

Sure, plenty of my friends had it by the time I was in Jr High, but we lived on a stretch of road in rural Maine that the cable company for some reason had decided it wasn’t worth running the cable on. Here Comes Peter Cottontail was one I always loved, especially because poor Peter, once he had been tricked out of becoming the new Chief Bunny by Irontail  (the mean bunny who detests children and wanted to get even with them for accidentally cutting off his tail) had to use a time machine and go through all the holidays of the year. Of course Easter is first and foremost to me a Christian religious holiday, as a matter of fact the most important religious holiday for  the year, but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy a bit of silly Easter Bunny fun. So for today’s Vintage TV Thursday, here is the full 50 minute claymation movie: If you are looking for something a bit quicker, I also found this 1962 1 1/2 min short about fashionable Easter Bonnets.

However it has changed our diet a bit–despite having a freezer with plenty of beef, pork and venison, I’ve been buying and using a lot of chicken breast and fish since those are “zero points” on the plan. We’ve also been eating even more eggs, soup and beans then before (although we’ve always eaten eggs soup and beans) as those are zero as well. Usually my goal is to have one venison meal, one beef meal, one fish meal, one pork meal, one bean meal, one meatless meal and one soup meal per week. Because of the weight watchers, I’ve pretty much reduced it to one pork/beef/venison meal a week, one or more fish meals, and the rest chicken.

The numbers may be different today compared to 1948 ($18 a week set aside for groceries? ), but budgeting is still is a great way to save money and reach your financial goals. In this film we are introduced to Jack as he is served his “Peach Super Delight” at the soda shop while admiring his buddy Ralph’s camera. He’s wasting his money on treats and never seems to have any for the things he wants, like a camera. I think it is interesting that the film assumes that Jack pays for his school supplies and lunches out of his own allowance.