A gift with meaning? Try flowers. Really.
Mom is the gardener, you are the blossom
Flowers. That's the go-to gift for Mother's Day, the one thing that you don't have to worry about being the wrong size or violating the diet or making her glare at you across the table when you thought she needed a new skillet.



Tommy Tomlinson has written a local column for the Charlotte Observer since 1997. He was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary. You can reach him at 704-358-5227 or email 

