Final Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas — by Guest Mom Liz Fuller

If your lover isn’t into sweets, perhaps a Cheese of the Month club would be more suitable. IGourmet.com offers 3, 6, and 12 month options to have different cheeses delivered — 3 wedges of different kinds of cheese — at about the same time each month. The beauty of a monthly gift idea is the opportunity it provides to invite friends over. Just have your guests bring different crackers to share.

You can also make your own cheese basket. Trader Joes or Whole Foods always has a great selection of fine cheeses from around the world. Your own selection carefully presented in a basket coupled with a card promising to fill it for a few months, could be a less costly idea. Just don’t forget to follow through on your shopping end of the deal.



Of course roses are the most common flower delivered on February 14th, but perhaps there is a more sentimental flower to select. Think about your honeymoon or special vacations you have had. Is there a flower that will spark romantic memories? As our honeymoon was in Hawaii, I ordered orchids one year to be delivered to my husband’s office. I requested a container that would be on the masculine side of the spectrum.



Another idea for a tropical memory could be a pineapple fruit basket from Cherry Moon Farms. Don’t be shy about talking to the delivery service about customizing the order to include specific fruit you ate on your trip.



I would be remiss if I didn’t include Harry and David, source of the most delicious gift basket I have ever received. Pears and Moose Munch would be a dreamy treat and the last of my post about gifts.