February arrived very quickly – why is it that time seems to go so much faster as we age? Anyway, no time to fret. . . . . . . on with the Pre-Birthday Month. Of course the monthly bills had to be seen to before I could concentrate on the little lead-up treats. But today’s is easy. Since Christmas I have had two dvd’s sitting on my desk waiting for some attention. Father Goose with Cary Grant and Leslie Carron, and Operation Petticoat again with Cary Grant but also starring Tony Curtis. Great favourites of mine, very non-pc but with plenty of humour to blow away any irritations about stereo-typing.
Both films are set during World War II and both are published enough time after it to allow for a lighter rendering of some of the events. I was all set to include them in our Christmas festivities as a little light relaxation but one after the other refused to play. It turned out that they were somehow relating to the wrong region. I can’t actually remember how many times we have sat and watched them – at least half a dozen and probably nearer to the dozen itself. So why have they suddenly gone shy on me?
My treat for today is to give up wondering, stop trawling through the internet trying to understand things that are too complex for me and to re-order new ones. I have carefully checked that they are the correct area for Europe. So now there is the pleasure of receiving a new package from you know where. Oh and just for funI ordered a copy of South Pacific. The original one of course.
Happy pre-birthday month! I, too, enjoy all three titles in today’s treat. Happy viewing!
Long ago I saw these films on the big screen. They are worth watching again. Will follow your treat schedule looking for ideas.