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, Thanksgiving, 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 | Afternoon Tea, 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...
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...
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...
by Helen Kain | May 16, 2019 | Amber, Black, Brown, Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
I don’t know who thought up this particular theme, but it made me smile. Pups and Handbags. Beats Dogs Playing Cards! The four salad plates from Pier 1 are cheerful, colourful and downright silly. Perfect! Look at that little guy, sleepily gazing out. Is it...
