Saturday, December 24, 2022

Fun Facts About the Commonwealth of Massachusetts


One of the best things about the Christmas season in Boston if you were a kid growing up in the late 1950s and 1960s, was a trip into Boston to the Jordan Marsh Department store. If you were very good, your parents would take you to see the Enchanted Village. This was a series of animated doll displays. You'd wend your way through the displays and then you could sit on Santa's lap and tell him your Christmas wish list.

Before going home, your parents would stop and buy a box of Jordan Marsh blueberry muffins, the biggest, best, fluffy, blueberry muffins in the Universe. Recipe here.

8 comments:

  1. For me growing up it was the elaborate windows @ Macy's, Saks, Lord & Taylor's ....... I virtually visited Macy's this year. Very disappointing (and not just because I'm not a kid anymore. I don't think they put much effort into them.....sad to say.)

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    1. Store decorations are so sterile now. Blogger friend, Chris, took a trip to Paris. If you want to see how Chanel and Dior do up Christmas check this out

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  2. Goldsmith's was where our Enchanted Village was. A magical outing downtown every year :)

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  3. The blueberry muffins sound delicious.
    Merry Christmas wishes to you ...

    All the best Jan

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  4. I guess I was naughty as we never went. But I remember hearing about it.

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    1. Maybe it was a case of the Village being too far away

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  5. Goodness. I was SURE I had left a comment on this post. I grew up in a small town where the Christmas decorations were nearly non-existent. I'd opt for one of those muffins, though.

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