by Helen Kain | Jan 30, 2017 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Blue & yellow is such a classic combination, and with good reason. Evocative of Provence, it conjures up visions of summer – blue skies, warm sunshine, gentle breezes… And what better way to enjoy all that than drifting along in a hot-air balloon!...
by Helen Kain | Jan 5, 2017 | Accessories, Antiques, Blue, Cobalt, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, White, Winter Tablescapes, Yellow
A review of 2016 seems in order, before we embark on filling the weeks of 2017 with food and table settings (is there any better way?). The hardest part was choosing which photos to include and which to leave out. It turns out we did a lot of cooking, table setting...
by Helen Kain | Dec 27, 2016 | Blue, Cobalt, Spring Tablescapes, Winter Tablescapes
Five quarts of turkey stew has been squirrelled away in freezer and the last dish from Christmas dinner has been washed and put away. Soon it will be time to take down the decorations and change over the house for the new season. January is too early for...
by Helen Kain | Dec 22, 2016 | Black, Blue, Christmas, Cobalt, Green, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes
We are getting really, really close now! As always, the season leading up to the Big Day has absolutely flown by and I’m once again astonished that Christmas is upon us. We have our family dinner on the 24th, so this is likely my last Christmas post of the...
by Helen Kain | Dec 15, 2016 | Blue, Christmas, Cobalt, Green, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes
I thought it might be fun to do a recap of favourite Christmas china and glassware from years past and some from this year. These settings are a mix of formal “pull out all the stops” and more casual, let’s just have a snack in the...
by Helen Kain | Nov 16, 2016 | Blue, Christmas, Cobalt, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes
I’m easing into the Christmas season. With three cats in the house, we hesitate to put the trees up too early, as they can take quite a beating by the time the big day finally rolls around. When our kids were little, a Christmas...