Lilies of the Valley with Cleo Blue

by Helen Kain | May 13, 2023 | Blue, Home, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White

I feared for the Lilies of the Valley when we elected to plant a fledgling pink dogwood tree in the middle of the patch last year. I needn’t have worried, apparently. We had a bumper crop. Despite their delicate appearance, they are one tough plant. Mrs Alice...

Fitz & Floyd Bunny Hollow

by Helen Kain | Mar 25, 2023 | Blue, Easter, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White

The Easter Bunny approacheth. And we’re ready to give him a great big welcome. With iced sugar cookies, baskets of treats and a whole fluffle of bunnies. Bunny Hollow by Fitz and Floyd was manufactured from 1989 to 1993. I’ve had the covered bowls for...

Famille Rose Blue with Chocolate Raspberry Cake

by Helen Kain | Feb 5, 2023 | Blue, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Valentine's Day

It’s getting on for Valentine’s Day, so I thought I’d share a table all gussied up with pink flowers and a Chocolate Mousse Cake with Raspberries (of course). Famille Rose (“rose family”) Blue by Williams Sonoma is a modern rendition of a...

Colourful Tulips and Pioneer Woman

by Helen Kain | Jan 3, 2023 | Blue, Orange, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow

It’s back to the workaday world for me this morning; some floral cheer is in order. Thank heaven for tulips. Inexpensive, long-lasting and readily available, they’re the perfect cure for the January blues. And speaking of inexpensive, I bought Pioneer...

A Late Fall Tea with Villa de Medicis

by Helen Kain | Oct 26, 2022 | Blue, Green, Recent, Tea, Terracotta, White, Yellow

The warm fall days of sitting on the porch are coming to a close for this season. But if we look sharpish, we can pour ourselves a cup of tea… …and cut a slice of Pumpkin Roll to go with it. Would you fellows like to join us? You’ve done a wonderful...

Chelsea Porcelain Plums

by Helen Kain | Aug 21, 2022 | Blue, Green, Purple, Recent, Summer Tablescapes

It’s always a happy day when I discover a previously unknown china pattern. When it involves a modern (and therefore, attainable) replica of a much-loved antique design, it’s even better. Such was the case last autumn when Glenn, Lauren, and I visited...