6 WOMAN’S WORLD 5/9/16

Watch the Kentucky Derby!Tune in to see the world’s fastest horses and best jockeys compete for the $2 million prize Saturday, May 7th, at 4 p.m. on NBC. And if you want to enjoy “the most exciting two minutes in sports” the way folks at the track do, don your fanciest hat and mix up a refreshing mint julep! Muddle four mint leaves and 1 tsp. each water and super� ne sugar in a tall glass. Add crushed ice, then stir in 3 oz. bourbon. Garnish with a cherry and mint leaves. Tip: Muddle gently—over-crushing the mint leaves will make your julep bitter.

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with ombré!

● Send couture confections!Berries.com has a sweet new gift: cherries hand-dipped in shades of pink white chocolate ($29.99). To DIY, split a bag of white choco-late chips into four bowls and heat until melted. Add 2 drops red food coloring to the � rst bowl, 4 to the second, 8 to the third and leave the fourth white. Dip cherries to coat. Place on wax paper to dry.

This year’s prettiest Mother’s Day bouquets, cookies and candies have one thing in common: They’re designed with elegant ombré colors that fade from dark to light! ● Give Mom ombré � owers! It’s easy to give supermarket � owers a trendy designer look: Choose blooms in three shades of the same color (such as baby pink, lipstick pink and hot pink) or three tonal shades (like red, orange and yellow) and arrange them darkest to lightest!

cherry and mint leaves. gently—over-crushing the mint leaves will make your julep bitter.

This year’s prettiest Mother’s Day

a trendy designer look: Choose blooms in three shades of the same color (such as baby pink, lipstick pink and hot pink) or three tonal shades (like red, orange and yellow) and arrange them darkest to lightest!

Woman’s WorldBook Club Enjoy a mother-daughter read!

✤ Blueprints by Barbara Delinsky. As the stars of a popular home renovation show, Caroline and Jamie are an enviable mother-daughter duo. But when the TV net-work replaces Caroline with Jamie as the new host, their relationship hits a rough patch. Then a horri� c acci-dent further strains the family dynamic. Can they rebuild their relationship?

✤ My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout. It’s New York in the 1980s and Lucy Barton is facing nine lonely weeks in the hospital after surgery. When her estranged mother pays her a sur-prise visit, the past and present intertwine as the two catch up on the years lost.

✤ The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson. As a foster child, Paula Vauss learned to � ght dirty after her free-spirited mother was sent to prison. After years of estrangement, Paula receives a cryptic message with a shocking secret, as well as news of her mother’s impending death. Paula sets off to reconnect with her before it’s too late. dynamic. Can they rebuild their relationship?

● Serve up the coolest cookies! Love to bake? Tint vanilla frost-ing three shades of the same color and spread on your favorite sugar cookies.

Catch this charming rom-com!

Share laughter, tears and love watching the romantic comedy Mother’s Day! The star-stud-ded � ick—including Jennifer Aniston and Kate Hudson—from Garry Marshall (director of Pretty Woman and Valen-tine’s Day) weaves the stories of three women in the week leading up to Mother’s Day.

Catch this

Muddle gently—over-crushing the mint leaves

Treat the kids to a free comic!

May 7th is Free Comic Book Day! Find a store near you giving out free copies,

from Archie to Captain America and even Grumpy Cat,

at FreeComicBookDay.com.