A Teddy Table for Christmas

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...

Kegler Winter Fox by Brayden Studio

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...

Harvest Pumpkin by Williams Sonoma

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...

Dapper Skeletons by 222 Fifth

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...

Game Bird Tables Can Be Just Ducky

by Helen Kain | Sep 26, 2019 | Black, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red

Game bird patterns are a popular item for fall tablescapes, and when I found this vintage duck-themed Fitz and Floyd set I was eager to swim along. Canard Sauvage (Wild Ducks) joined Fitz and Floyd’s lineup of patterns in the 1980s. The pictures on...

Doggone it – it’s Fall Already!

by Helen Kain | Sep 19, 2019 | Black, Fall Tablescapes, Halloween, Orange, Pink and Red, Yellow

Dogs trucks and pumpkins. Yahoo! It’s autumn in the country. With hounds and sheepdogs, haybales and pumpkins. There’s a kitten, too, for good measure. “greeting” a bulldog. I always think of that as the “Halloween Cat” position...