I liked the work, the people, and the fact that the office was in the heart of the shopping district.
On my lunch hour I could scoot over to Filene's Bargain Basement store, and if I was lucky "get a designer label item for a steal." If you were a tourist Filene's Basement was the number one attraction in town. Not anymore though, they are going out of business.
One outstanding memory I have about Filene's is what they did to one of their display windows right after Christmas.
The display had jolly, smiling and fat Santa asleep on his throne. He had done his job, was content with himself, his elfs and reindeer!
Now that I think about it, I don't remember seeing Mrs. Santa in the window! In those days maybe she was still in the kitchen cleaning up!!
As long as I worked in Boston I never missed a time to go see Santa snoozing away at the corner of Washington and Franklin Streets.
Is that how you feel after Christmas, snoozing away, or are you like Mrs. Santa Claus, cleaning up the kitchen?