by Helen Kain | May 28, 2026 | Amber, Cobalt, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
I had intended to wait. The Royal Doulton Anemone plates had only recently arrived, tucked into my luggage on a recent trip back from England. I had discovered them months earlier on eBay while searching for a Royal Doulton series ware pattern I might have overlooked....
by Helen Kain | Jan 4, 2026 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Pets, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
January feels like a reset around here — a chance to let colour do the work without fuss. The Christmas decorations come down, the light begins to change (for the better) and I start craving tables that feel calm yet cheerful. That usually means blue and white or...
by Helen Kain | Jul 2, 2025 | Blue, Cobalt, Pink and Red, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Who says grown-up table settings can’t be fun? This week’s table brings a bit of childhood joy to the summer patio with a bicycle-themed tablescape inspired by long sunny days and lazy afternoon rides. The starting point for the table was the wicker...
by Helen Kain | May 29, 2025 | Blue, Cobalt, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Yellow
There’s a special kind of magic in blue and white—a freshness that feels both timeless and inviting. With the peonies blooming and last week’s Nor’Easter in the rear view mirror, I was eager to get cracking with an outdoor table. Adelaide Navy: A...
by Helen Kain | Aug 19, 2021 | Blue, Cobalt, Summer Tablescapes, White
Our good friends Bill, Maura, Carolyn and Paul, with whom we went on the cruise in 2019 (a lifetime ago, it seems), were visiting recently. Oh, happy days! We took every opportunity during their short stay to get together for a Cape-Cod land-locked reprisal—Maura...
by Helen Kain | Sep 2, 2020 | Amber, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, Thanksgiving, White
Suddenly, it feels like Fall. It’s time to call on richer colours, and what better place to start than with what I think of as my “York” Ashworth Ironstone, named for where I acquired it. Long-time readers may recall the tale of how this set of...
