by Helen Kain | Sep 26, 2024 | Fall Tablescapes, Green, Pink and Red
Is there time to sneak in one more outdoor table before the heavens open? With Hurricane Helene approaching (no, not me), I’m eager to bake before the power goes out. Apple Cinnamon Twist Bread ought to keep us in good spirits while the rain pours and the winds...
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 | Jun 19, 2024 | Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes
A delicate reticulated border lends an air of gracious fragility to these Schumann Fruit Plates, which celebrate old-fashioned fruits. The company that created them, Schumann, was founded by Christian Heinrich Schumann and a financial backer, Franz Ferdinand Riess, in...
by Helen Kain | May 15, 2024 | Green, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes
Spring has been long coming this year in the Northeast. While I’ve relished the additional daylight, I’m longing for warmer temperatures and dry days. My goosebumps are starting to rust! But a glimmer of hope has emerged with the advent of luscious...
by Helen Kain | Feb 4, 2024 | Grey and Pewter, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes
As February gathers speed towards Valentine’s Day, rosy floral offerings snuggle up to Juliska’s Country Estate. A couple of weeks ago, we ventured into Toronto. Of course, I had to visit my favourite floral supplier, a grocer on Bayview Avenue with a vast...
by Helen Kain | Dec 30, 2023 | Christmas, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes
Christmas Eve dinner is the big annual family event in the Entertablement household. Weeks of preparation culminate in a few joyous hours of drinking, eating, laughing, exchanging presents and finally, relaxing. Due to popular demand, the menu is unvarying, but the...
