by Helen Kain | May 15, 2020 | Black, Home, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
We are all buzzing as the days grow warmer and sunnier, and there is a new air of hopefulness as the world begins to come to life again. So I set an outdoor table, complete with a Lemon Honeycomb Cake, perfectly portioned for snacking and sharing. We do like our...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2020 | Black, Orange, Terracotta, Winter Tablescapes
Winter is treating us to a blast of icy cold weather for the next few days. It’s time for some warming counter-measures: flame-coloured parrot tulips to warm the cockles of the even the most frozen heart (or fingers). The inspiration for this table bubbled up...
by Helen Kain | Dec 5, 2019 | Black, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes
Teddies are very big in our household. Friends of ours might go so far as to say, Teddies rule our household. I know Teddy, our very outspoken bear, shown below wearing the tuxedo and top hat, would agree. “What’s wrong with that?” he would...
by Helen Kain | Nov 21, 2019 | Black, Christmas, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes
This may be rushing the season a bit, but I couldn’t resist. Thanksgiving has been over for weeks for us Canucks (she says, defensively). We just watched Charlie Brown’s Christmas to kick off the season, and this pattern reminded me forcibly of the...
by Helen Kain | Nov 3, 2019 | Amber, Black, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Terracotta, White, Yellow
Adjusting to a six-hour time change and weather whiplash has left me a bit discombobulated. A little over a week ago I was scarfing down pasta in Rome in blissful mid 70s temperatures. Monday of this week saw me boarding a flight to Omaha (for my “real...
by Helen Kain | Oct 2, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange
We’ve turned the calendar page to October, so bring on the spooky-ware. As long-time readers know, I’m not a huge Halloween fan. The sinister and destructive undertones of the holiday make me a bit queasy. I was happy, therefore, to find some quite fun...
