When I was ten, we lived in the COUNTRY, so Saturday meant a trip to town. We all had our allowances and so we visited Foster's Five & Dime. The back right corner of the store was devoted to toys and books, so that is where we all headed.
And then it was home to play with or read the new treasure. I would also help my younger sisters if they bought something that needed assembled or cut out. In the summer there was much riding of bikes up and down the driveway - which was about 1/4 mile long. Sometimes we continued past the house and down the hill to the field. But riding back UP the hill was so hard, I didn't do that very often.
The Saturday afternoon paper delivery was anticipated because it contained the TV listings for the next week, and I could check out which movies would be on the Morning Movie, the Afternoon Movie (Channel 8 and Frances Farmer Presents), and the Late and Late Late Show.... Friday night on Channel 8 was always science fiction or horror films so I checked those titles first. Saturday afternoon on Frances Farmer Presents was usually a Japanese or Italian sci fi film about which she always had amusing things to say:
"And now we return to 'Caltiki the Immortal Fire Monster' because....well...we must."
Dinner on Saturday was always sandwiches, potato chips, and salad. And then of course it was NBC's "Saturday Night at the Movies." Late movies followed sometime, if they were good.
