Cashmere neckwarmer for cold winter days, $88, or this $15 Heattech version.
A striped vase filled with bodega flowers, $72. These are cute, too.
Calabrian chili oil — smoothy and spicy with three kinds of chiles — for drizzling on pasta, veggies, eggs, and pizza, or dunking bread in, like a boss. $22.
A wildly beloved suitcase for all her adventures, plus a reminder to come visit you. Comes in five colors, $130. (Always sells out quickly!)
Lovely hand creams, which my English cousins and aunts swear by, $33 for three. Perfect stocking stuffers or signature gifts. (Their soap also smells so good.)
One of the best books you’ve read this year, like Absolution, Oh My Mother, and Banyan Moon (by our beloved Thao Thai), from $16.
An ornament of the grandkids, $18/priceless.
Three floral pouches to make her bathroom extra pretty, $90.
Dark chocolate peppermint cookies, $29.
Tickets to see a play or film together, like the musical Mean Girls movie, coming out January 12th.
A donation in her name to Moms Demand Action, which fights for public safety measures to protect people from gun violence.
A card saying how much you love her, since that’s all she really wants anyway. $5.50.
P.S. The 2020 gift guide for moms, the 2021 gift guide for moms and the 2022 gift guide for moms.
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