by Helen Kain | May 31, 2018 | Green, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, Vintage china, White, Yellow
Old Staffordshire “Ningpo” by Johnson Brothers is a fabulous example vintage china at its most romantic. Information on the pattern is a bit scarce, but I gather its heyday was the 1930s. Something to brighten that time of austerity, certainly. The...
by Helen Kain | May 24, 2018 | Afternoon Tea, Black, Blue, Brown, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White, Yellow
What fun! London, New York, Paris and Venice are certainly among my favourite cities to visit. Without leaving home, even! Even more so when our whirlwind adventure includes vintage luggage. It’s hard to remember which came first in the inspiration. The Rosanna...
by Helen Kain | May 21, 2018 | Green, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china
The 1950s gave us some gems in tableware, and Wakefield by Johnson Brothers is one of them. It made its debut in 1952 and sung its swan song in 1965, just as the rocking 60’s really got going. A cheerful floral chintz pattern on a creamy white background, it...
by Helen Kain | May 17, 2018 | Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes
Good morning! Rise and shine! You can’t help but grin at Rooster by Queens, a lively pattern featuring a cheerful rooster on the salad plate. It was produced between 2008 and 2009. Apparently it was very popular because Rooster Black and Rooster Blue...
by Helen Kain | May 14, 2018 | Blue, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
I sometimes think that Cape Cod should be designated as the Daffodil Capital of the Universe. There is something about the sandy soil and cooler spring temperatures that encourages narcissus to flourish like nowhere else. Early one morning I went on a snipping...
