by Helen Kain | Jul 7, 2024 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Growing up in the country, we kids loved riding in the back of my Dad’s pickup truck on sunny summer days, arms flung around the multiple dogs that invariably accompanied us. Unheard of in today’s safety-conscious society, during the ’60s, we rattled...
by Helen Kain | Jun 11, 2024 | Green, Summer Tablescapes, White, Yellow
June has been a little chillier than anticipated. While I’m thrilled about the extended life of the peonies, I’m not quite ready to embrace the salad-based meals so enjoyable on a sweltering hot summer day. Soup is the answer. Light, filling and full of...
by Helen Kain | Jun 5, 2024 | Blue, Summer Tablescapes, White
It’s that heavenly, all-too-short time of year when the air is filled with the intoxicating fragrance of billowing ballerina peony petals. It’s always a dilemma. Pick them or leave them? I’m lucky enough to have room for several different varieties...
by Helen Kain | May 25, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Antique china, Antique glassware, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Afternoon Tea is a delightful treat. I try to enjoy at least one whenever I’m in England, but it’s also fun to experiment with different recipes to serve at home. One lovely spring day, I pulled out Wedgwood Prunus plates for an afternoon tea with...
by Helen Kain | Mar 22, 2024 | Easter, Green, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
Years ago, digging around for Easter inspiration, I came across a picture of an elegant rabbit and his wheelbarrow in a magazine—Victoria, I think—but frustratingly, the manufacturer was not attributed. I searched online using every description imaginable. Nada. I...
by Helen Kain | Mar 10, 2024 | Brown, Easter, Green, Orange, Spring Tablescapes, White
Now, who is that peeking out from behind the carrots? Oh my! It’s a fluffle of bunnies who have come to enjoy a veritable feast of greenery and vegetables. Perhaps they wanted to visit with their Bunny Toile friends on plates by Jay Willfred. This charming...
