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 | Sep 28, 2025 | Amber, Green, Recent, Terracotta, White, Yellow
There’s just something about owls, isn’t there? Wise, a bit mysterious, and oh-so-stylish when adorning a pasta bowl. This table was pure autumn whimsy—a little farmhouse, a little forest fantasy, and a whole lot of golden sunflowers to top it off. Let’s start with...
by Helen Kain | Nov 9, 2024 | Amber, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta, Thanksgiving
Though I’m itching to start posting Christmas tables, Remembrance Day still lies before us. The unspoken rule (adopted from son Adam, who I suspect uses it as a convenient excuse, as he’s our family Grinch) is No Christmas Before November 11. So, one more...
by Helen Kain | Oct 16, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Amber, Antique glassware, Fall Tablescapes, Terracotta
Dahlias are a relatively recent discovery for me. Perennials have been the backbone of my garden (and tablescapes) for time immemorial. Hydrangeas do more than their share of heavy lifting, but perennials begin to look pretty shabby by August, when dahlias really...
by Helen Kain | Sep 1, 2024 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Orange, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta
It’s Labour Day weekend, the last gasp of summer for many North Americans. Goodbye, flip-flops, shorts and popsicles. Hello, cosy sweaters, leather jackets, apples, pumpkins, and toasted nuts. Yum, yum. Indian, a vintage pattern (1912) by Royal Doulton, captures...
by Helen Kain | Aug 3, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Amber, Summer Tablescapes, White
Summer wouldn’t be complete without a few New England Lobster Rolls. We usually snag a few from the takeout window of Sesuit Harbor Cafe to be consumed on the beach at sunset. But I decided to put together a casual afternoon tea featuring Coquille by Fitz &...
