by Helen Kain | Oct 26, 2022 | Blue, Green, Recent, Tea, Terracotta, White, Yellow
The warm fall days of sitting on the porch are coming to a close for this season. But if we look sharpish, we can pour ourselves a cup of tea… …and cut a slice of Pumpkin Roll to go with it. Would you fellows like to join us? You’ve done a wonderful...
by Helen Kain | Sep 16, 2022 | Black, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Pink and Red, White
Cozy blankets and hearty breakfasts. Oh—and chickens. Of course! Wynadotte hens and a Leghorn rooster pack a lot of visual punch. We can still get some wonderful warm days in September in the Cape. Warm enough to sit outside, though my stomach has definitely switched...
by Helen Kain | Aug 28, 2022 | Black, Green, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White
Bucolic, simple, charming— Design Naif, by Villeroy and Boch.The name “Naif” is a tribute to the school of artists who emigrated from France during the mid-to-late Victorian period. Villeroy and Boch describe the pattern more fulsomely: “When it...
by Helen Kain | Jul 10, 2022 | Blue, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White
It’s full-on summer in the Cape, and that means the hydrangeas are at their glorious peak. Whoo-whoo could ask for anything more? “Not me”, said the owl on the plate. “Nor us”, said the wide-eyed pair. It’s all ruffles and curlicues...
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...