9 Gifts for Spring Shoppies
In this edition of The Gift, we’re sharing gifts to welcome spring. Plus: beautiful (fake) flowers and 24 wedding gifts you won’t find on the registry. The winters of my childhood in Maine did not play. From Thanksgiving until Easter, the flurries were flurrying, the snow banks were towering, and the no-school days were aplenty. This past winter felt like one of those winters. The internet tells us we aren’t supposed to like rugged weather, but I do like it, very much. And the best part about a helluva winter is that when spring comes — next Friday! — baby, we’ve earned it. We had our first two spring-like days this week, the sky an electric blue, the air like silk. (Of course, it’s frigid and gray now.) My optimism is undimmed. No matter what spring looks like this year — colorless and cold, drizzly and vibey, twinkling and bright — my vow is to embrace every minute. We made it through winter, and the newness of spring, in all its forms, is a gift. It’s also a nice time to reconne...