Shopping for Mother’s Day? There’s no one perfect gift for the grandmother, mother, sister, wife, and expectant spouse… Maybe a simple handwritten card or some flowers will do, maybe she’s hoping for the moon!
Here are a few ideas…
Quality, French Cheese Knives that look pretty atop her cutting board.
The most decadent cookies, straight from New York. (Or you could bake a batch, because she’d love those too!)
A classic Breton striped shirt (the new staple).
Pajamas she could stay in all day.
Lamy Safari Fountain Pen
But she shouldn’t have to waste precious time on the return address, so a custom Calligraphy-style stamp would be sweet.
A gorgeous new cookbook for her collection: Vegetable Literacy
A luxurious (and beautiful) Turkish Hammam Pestemal
Repeat after me: Keep Calm.
A set of stacking rings. (Perhaps pricey for the occasion, but aren’t they gorgeous?)
Gemstone Meaning Earrings (I’d choose the Aqua Chalcedony for endurance—something about marathons versus sprints?)
Friday Night Lights: The Complete Series
Nespresso Milk Frother
Cenitfolia Robe from Anthropologie: that place between comfortable and sexy.
An Air Plant: simple to care for, lovely to look at
Zoku Quick Pop Maker
Not pictured:
A brag book with her favorite photos from Pinhole Press. She’ll love it forever.
Well-crafted with a story behind it: something pretty from BRIKA.
A book of essays written and illustrated by women: Equals.
And of course:
Anything made with love.
An offer of help. (True story: A few months ago, I happened to be at an event with the founder of Pinterest, Ben Silbermann. His wife, infant, and mother-in-law were along with him. I got to talking with the last of those three—who was visiting from across the globe—and I’ll never forget it: I said something to the effect of “it must be so nice to be here with your grandson.” And she replied “Oh, no. I’m not here for him. I’m here for my daughter. Everyone wants to take care of a baby; I’m here to take care of my daughter.” Amazing, right?)
P.S. My wedding anniversary falls on Mother’s Day this year, by the way. Just saying. Wink, wink.
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Complete Series on DVD–because they’re not on Hulu or Netflix, darn it!
together.
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(that’s big enough to fit on a man’s wrist).
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may not last forever, but it’s crazy fun! Think obstacle course through your pendant lights… or maybe don’t… (I’ve actually wanted one forever.)
has long been one of my favorites. We recently had it over ice with sparkling grapefruit juice from Trader Joe’s and a sprig of rosemary. If he’s an independent sort of fellow, try this 
the first time I heard it, and I’m liking 
more with every listen.
is such a simple gift, but it was a huge hit with my nephews
was to kiss it. The second was to bang on it. I’m happy it’s acrylic.
: Fun and beautiful (for K and up).
are the best. They of course float, they’re practically indestructible, and they stay gunk free (especially nice since the little one seems to get carried around and sucked on from time to time). Oh, and they’re super attractive.
and 
, but this Woodland 
is awfully pretty.
is low to the ground and easy-to-maneuver. It was tough getting Hudson off of the small one.
illustrations are my favorite.
–a more professional version with a more professional price tag. 
, which are supposed to be great, too.
does the trick.
makes an extremely sharp one, crafted using similar techniques as those used to make Samurai swords.
. While everyone needs more storage space, no one needs more wires.
