by Helen Kain | Sep 6, 2026 | Fall Tablescapes, Home, Pink and Red
September is an accommodating month. Summer hasn’t quite packed its bags, but autumn has begun moving its things in. The dahlias are still going strong, the hydrangeas are beginning to turn, and suddenly the deeper colours tucked away in the linen cupboard start...
by Helen Kain | Aug 20, 2026 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent
There comes a point in late summer when the garden hasn’t quite given up on the season, but autumn has begun making suggestions. The dahlias are still going magnificently, producing armfuls of flowers in coral, raspberry and deep red. But acorns are appearing...
by Helen Kain | Aug 14, 2026 | Amber, Fall Tablescapes, Green, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta, White
Several years ago, when Pier 1 was still among retail stores present and accounted for, I came across these wonderfully cheerful llama plates and was instantly smitten. There is absolutely nothing restrained about them. Each llama has its own expression and...
by Helen Kain | Aug 9, 2026 | Afternoon Tea, Fall Tablescapes, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Late Summer Inspiration Summer is truly at its zenith when my neighbour’s glorious purple hydrangeas reach peak perfection. Very generously, they allow me to raid the bushes, and I take full advantage. We pass their dozen or so hydrangea bushes every morning when we...
by Helen Kain | Nov 27, 2025 | Afternoon Tea, Fall Tablescapes, Recent
Can we still call the last week of November “late autumn”? I hope so, because I have one more table to slide in. Here in Canada, the air is still quite balmy, albeit damp. Walking with the dogs has been delightful — crunchy leaves underfoot, blue skies...
by Helen Kain | Nov 19, 2025 | Antique china, Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Recent, Thanksgiving, Vintage glassware
It’s late-November. Just a month from the shortest day of the year, and outside, the final fall clean-up has begun. The Japanese Maple has shed its brilliant red foliage; the oaks are the last to surrender their leaves. Canadian Thanksgiving is long past, American...
