A simple candleholder, from $36, with beeswax tapers, $24. We have these around our house and I love them so much.
Styling oil to make her hair smooth and shiny, $45 (15% off with COJ15). She taught you about the entire world, now you can teach her a couple hair tricks.
Buckeye, a novel about how a passionate encounter during WWII changed two families forever, is the book-club-iest book — meaning, there’s much to discuss. $28.
A bag for her books, cheese, and farmer’s market haul. $26.
Dolphin Studio’s 2026 calendar (the 55th version!), an absolutely stunning silkscreened calendar with a cult following. $92/priceless.
(Here’s a Dolphin calendar at my friend’s house.)
A cozy kit for her winter walks: a fleece jacket, cool, sweat-wicking pants, and ribbed beanie.
Beautifully detailed flowers to brighten up her bedside table all year, $45/stem.
Salted caramels with flavors like dirty chai and mulled persimmon, $24. (Or a monthly subscription to delight her through the winter, how cool would that be?)
A donation in her name to the League of Women Voters, which helps protect and expand voting rights, empower voters, and defend democracy.
A card listing all the reasons you love her, $6. Also: “I just want to feel remembered and to know that there’s a place for me in my children’s lives,” writes Laurel Pantin, who calls herself a “quality-time mom.” Me too! If this is your own mom’s vibe, CALL HER and, if you can, do something together, like lunch, a movie, or an evening walk. xoxoxo
P.S. The 2024 gift guide for moms, the 2023 gift guide for moms and the 2022 gift guide for moms.
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