by Helen Kain | Jan 27, 2021 | Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china, Winter Tablescapes
You can’t beat antique French Faience for weird and whimsical tableware, and this colourful collection is one of my very favourites. At the head of this feathered army, we have Le Roi or The King. Rather haughty, isn’t he? These plates seem to have...
by Helen Kain | Nov 23, 2020 | Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Grey and Pewter, Tea, Vintage china
Have a cuppa? It’s the British cure for whatever ails you and seems particularly apropos in this hustle-bustle week. Whether navigating Thanksgiving preparations, Christmas arrangements, Zooming or Google meeting, it seems everyone is a bit … ahem, testy....
by Helen Kain | Nov 15, 2020 | Black, Christmas, Green, Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes
We’ve had a spell of glorious weather here in Canada, and last weekend the Japanese Maple in our back yard had reached the peak of perfection. The light filtering through its brilliant red leaves caught my attention, and bang went my plans for the morning....
by Helen Kain | Nov 28, 2019 | Amber, Blue, Fall Tablescapes, Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving to all! I thought I’d share the pictures from our family Thanksgiving celebration earlier this year. Canadian Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday of October, which is Columbus Day in the US. We held ours even earlier, as Glenn and...
by Helen Kain | Nov 7, 2019 | Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Grey and Pewter, Winter Tablescapes
Who is that masked beast? How handsome he is! How dashing! Why does he come amongst us, in this idyllic forest vale? Is he friend or foe? And who is his companion, the learned-looking creature? Hmmmm. A bit haughty, perhaps,...
by Helen Kain | Jul 4, 2019 | Antique china, Blue, Brown, Green, Grey and Pewter, Summer Tablescapes
Froment-Richard delights us again with his characteristically whimsical depictions of children, and this series has the added fillip of French cuisine. What could be more charming (or delicious)? As you may have guessed from the multiple mollusks, many of the plates...