100% wool sweater, $90, because winters in the Midwest are no joke. Available in seven colors, this timeless brown feels like an heirloom.
A popular new book by Richard Powers. The Guardian described it as “an electrifyingly beautiful tale of technology and the ocean”. $28.
A clever toaster to brighten your morning and perfect your fried eggs on toast. $45.
Planting bird seed pine cones will attract birds to your garden. $28.
Chocolate salami that makes him laugh. $25.
A subscription to my weekly cooking newsletter is $50 a year, like the hilarious and talented amateur gourmet that I like to call a modern-day Nora Ephron.
Frame photos of your beloved grandchildren who have grown up so quickly. From $40.
The yo-yo people are raving about on Reddit costs $13 so you can fool around with your grandkids.
New Yorker cover puzzles starting at $15. (There are many good ones!)
This is truly the best scented soap. $9.
Sweater stones to spruce up his wardrobe (or your own!), $17.
That’s all he really wants anyway, so take a walk to a neighborhood spot, just the two of you, to eat burgers and chat.
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