by Helen Kain | Aug 19, 2018 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Orange, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Vintage octagonal plates in a rich palette of greens and deep oranges. Sounds like late summer would be the perfect time to give those an outing, doesn’t it? Indian by Royal Doulton swam into my consciousness as I was tracking down Nankin, a similar design...
by Helen Kain | Aug 14, 2018 | Brown, Green, Home, Pink & Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta
Of all the summer vegetables, tomatoes have to be the most colourful and flavourful. Beefsteak, Roma, heirloom, grape or cherry, everyone has their favourite home-grown variety. Even non-gardeners are apt to tuck a plant or two into a patio container and eagerly...
by Helen Kain | Aug 8, 2018 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White
It’s still high summer, so time to let the blue hydrangea take a bow. I gathered the somewhat electric blue optic stemware to share the stage. Included are the large water, the smaller wine and the tall, thin cordial goblets. Might as well let them all enjoy an...
by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2018 | Amber, Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Terracotta, Yellow
It’s August 1st tomorrow. How the heck did that happen? The rose hips have bloomed on the beach roses, back to school sales are popping up, and the fall tableware has arrived in stores. Oh, my! Willow is a mellow transition china I picked up at Pier 1 a couple...
by Helen Kain | Jul 26, 2018 | Green, Purple, Summer Tablescapes, White
Hydrangeas are in full and glorious mophead bloom in the Cape at present. Hydrangea macrophylla is the formal title, and they come in a whole range of colours. The most common are the blue plants, sometimes with a bit of pink peeking through. You see swaths of them...
by Helen Kain | Jul 19, 2018 | Green, Orange, Pink & Red, Summer Tablescapes
It’s hard to decide what is best to love about summer. For those of us in a four-season climate, top of my list is probably the freedom to walk outdoors anytime without having to bundle up into coats, boots, hats and gloves. Close behind is the abounding...
