What not to get Mom for Mother's Day

Mother's Day is on Sunday and most of us leave it till the last minute to figure out a gift for one of the most special people in our lives.  A great gift idea always seems to be fresh cut flowers.  You can get them at most convenience stores and sometimes even from guys at the side of the road.  Be sure to remember however that these flowers come from Columbia, Equador and Holland.  For the same reasons that we would want to eat local food from an environmental perspective is the same reason we should consider avoiding fresh cut flowers for mom on Mother's Day.

Instead a good idea might be a vegetable seedling.  Most home and garden stores have them in stock now and every garden has room for a seedling or two.  A tomato or pepper plant will continue to give to mom all through the season; long after the fresh cut flowers have died off.

So, just as I was about to post this thought, guess what arrived at my office?

I guess this means that we, like all other Ontario families, are in transition and learning to be more local.  This year I feel so lucky to be so loved by my two critics, but next year I'll have to find a way to let Big Critic know that DeBeers opened up Ontario's first diamond mine in 2008.  I love all things from Ontario!