A Little Bird Tells Me It’s Officially Spring!

by Helen Kain | Mar 20, 2021 | Blue, Easter, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White

Chirp, chirp! It’s time to start preparing our nests.  Every spring, it’s the same. She starts nagging me to redecorate as soon as the weather warms up. What’s wrong with last year’s nest? It’s so … tatty … she...

To Grandma’s Gingerbread House We Go

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2020 | Blue, Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow

Nostalgic and colourful, these sturdy ironstone salad plates inspired a delightful few days of baking. I toyed with the idea of making a gingerbread house and even went so far as to bake a gingerbread bundt cake. Nice, but somehow lacked panache. The houses make you...

Let’s Have a Group Chat

by Helen Kain | Sep 17, 2020 | Blue, Fall Tablescapes, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, White

Ducks, ducks, ducks. As long-term readers may recall, one of our granddaughters, Juliana, is crazy about ducks. Her “first day of school” board when entering Junior Kindergarten listed “a duck” as her desired adult occupation, somewhat to our...

Embracing Fall Colours with Ashworth Ironstone

by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2020 | Amber, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, White

Suddenly, it feels like fall. Chrysanthemums abound at roadside vegetable stands. I’ve found myself reaching for jeans, rather than shorts, and donning long-sleeved tops rather than sleeveless. We’re getting close to the autumn equinox, and the shrinking...

An Al Fresco Meal of Lobster Risotto

by Helen Kain | Aug 26, 2020 | Blue, Orange, Summer Tablescapes

A refreshing wind is tossing the trees around this morning. Temperatures dropped about 10 degrees overnight, bringing welcome relief from the humidity. It’s late August – time to pack in all the “lasts” of summer – lobster rolls on the beach at...

Swimming Along with La Mer

by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2020 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow

When I think Fitz and Floyd, I think figural, or sculptured pieces, such as the pumpkin tureens and compotes used in this fall table. Or the bunny bowls that give us so much pleasure in the springtime. Fish plates? Not so much. But La Mer they do indeed...