With Easter just days away, it is crunch time at the Mystic Sweet Shoppe. “It is crazy! I am all bunnied out,” said Rita Lara, owner of the local candy.
Flowers and chocolates are plentiful this weekend for Mother’s Day, but it took months of preparations. The owners of House of Flora, a florist in Hartford,.
Celebrating mom this year will be a little closer to normal. Reservations are filling quickly and restaurants are gearing up for a busy weekend.
“We’re hearing the phone ring off the hook. People are getting excited to come out,” said Blue Plate Kitchen co-owner Carlina Fontaine.
People like Janet Evans of West Hartford are excited and say this year’s Mother’s Day experience comes with a sense of hope.
“There’s finally sort of a feeling that maybe we are going to get back to normal,” Evans said.
Another sign this could be a more typical Mother’s Day is the scene at Hartford’s House of Flora. Florists are busy, but still the pandemic is having an effect.