by Helen Kain | Aug 21, 2018 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Grey and Pewter, Pink & Red, Summer Tablescapes, Vintage china, White, Yellow
Though it’s possible to get most fresh fruits and vegetables year-round now, there is something very special about fresh, local corn on the cob. At its peak, it’s tender, crunchy and dreamily creamy. It’s ridiculously inexpensive, too, begging to be...
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 15, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
I love a great pasta bowl. It’s all about the depth; t needs to be deep enough to contain a surfeit of sauce, and shallow enough to twirl a fork gracefully. These Sunset Rooster bowls from Pier 1 fit the bill nicely. They call them “dinner bowls”,...
by Helen Kain | Jul 10, 2018 | Blue, Pink & Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
There is something intriguing about the idea of soaring high into the air, floating in a balloon. To explore the countryside from a birds’ eye view, gently and gracefully, though I suspect the reality is somewhat more uncomfortable than the romantic notion...
by Helen Kain | Jul 3, 2018 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow
After spending a day at the beach revelling in bright sunshine and baking heat, why not continue to enjoy the seashore tableside? Please join us. We have lots of things to play with, including a bucket and spade. Some sand moulds and a beach chair for someone to...
by Helen Kain | Jun 24, 2018 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Now that it’s officially summer it’s time to break out the nautically themed dinnerware. Where better to start than with Signals by American Atelier? A thoroughly seafaring pattern, you can smell the salt air just looking at it. The pattern was...
