Mother’s Day 2021: Your last-minute guide to 44 ideas and gifts
Mother’s Day is Sunday. Are you ready? No pressure, but time is running short. We’ve got 44 ideas on where to go and what to buy, and essays that will inspire you to craft a plan.
If you’re looking for a cool bouquet, check out the dozen L.A.-area flower shops we found. Some may still be taking orders or even delivering. Tip: Order arrangements for Saturday instead of Sunday to make sure they get there on time.
If Mom’s a gardener, think about tools and plants instead of perfume or cut flowers. Or maybe you want to take Mom on a hike and bring a picnic along. We looked at six of the easiest and most scenic trails around. By the way, Mother’s Day has been a holiday for more than a century. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 proclaimed the second Sunday in May to be celebrated “as a public expression of love and reverence for the mothers of our country.”
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Pack a picnic and introduce Mom to Mother Nature on these easy trails.
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It’s not too late to order a bouquet for the mothers in your life.
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Most moms don’t want gifts for Mother’s Day. They want to spend time with you. Here’s how to celebrate the ultimate plant parent — by spending the day alongside her.
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It’s time to grow up, folks, and give Mom a gift that doesn’t involve macaroni, requires a tiny bit of forethought and actually reflects something she cares about. Here’s a guide to super useful garden tools that Mom and any other gardener will thank you for.
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Books and movies revolve around the stereotype of the meddling mother-in-law. But I couldn’t have dreamed up a mother-in-law like Diana.
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My mom was on TikTok before I was, sharing recipes and places to buy incense. But as the pandemic changed the world — and me — the TikToks she sent changed too.
