In the frantic days before our mothers both came to Toronto, we realized that we owed our moms a lot and they deserved something extra-special! No candy nor flower nor hallmark card will do, we said, and we got to work on making mom’s day super nice for them.

We decided to go to Kinko’s and photocopy 1,000 original paper hearts that said “I love you mom!” on them. Using a ghetto concoction of sugar and cornstarch, we pasted one to every side of every surface on Queen street from University Avenue to Spadina.