by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2022 | Blue, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Cape Cod is famous for its prolific hydrangeas. Summer visitors often comment on the exuberant abundance of the clear, cornflower blue mopheads. However, if you’re lucky enough to be here for longer, you notice how the blooms change from early summer to late....
by Helen Kain | Jun 19, 2022 | Blue, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White
Here we are thinking that distraction is a modern invention brought on by too much exposure to electronic devices. According to Caskata, distraction has been a human failing for quite some time, as they note in the description of their set of four appetizer...
by Helen Kain | Jun 5, 2022 | Blue, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White
We are just on the cusp of summer when cool blue and white reign supreme. Estelle byHutschenreuther (I always have to look up the spelling of that one) is among my favourite patterns. During our early days vacationing in Cape Cod in the late 1990s, the Tabletop Shop...
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2022 | Antiques, Blue, Home, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
It is almost peony time. The plants have gone from little red nubs poking through the ground to three-foot bushes in weeks. The flower buds are waxing fat, and my anticipation is mounting. I can’t wait! But in the meantime, we have peony tulips to help ease my...
by Helen Kain | Apr 14, 2022 | Blue, Easter, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
It’s a soft, misty morning here in the South Downs, UK, where Glenn and I are based for the next few days. We arrived in England a little over a week ago and have already clocked several hundred miles in what has to be the worst rental car we’ve...
by Helen Kain | Mar 28, 2022 | Blue, Easter, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Easter is right around the corner, and the bunnies in this house can’t wait. We have hustled up a batch of sugar cookies to host our Full Nest of feathered friends. The soft, toasty shade of the linen runner and napkins encouraged a woodsy theme. Martillo...