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 | Apr 9, 2026 | Green, Home, Pink and Red, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
They’re here. At first, it is a single, tentative chirp. Then another. And then, quite suddenly, a full choir seems to convene just outside the bedroom window at an hour that can only be described as optimistic. It is, apparently, spring. The birds have...
by Helen Kain | Mar 25, 2026 | Easter, Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
There is a particular kind of light that arrives in early spring — bright and insistent, as though the world has been freshly washed and is eager to be seen again. The Caskata Bunnies Verde Small plates, each with its own detailed figure, seemed made for it. Each one...
by Helen Kain | Mar 11, 2026 | Pink and Red, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage glassware
In searching for inspiration for a table, the sources vary. Sometimes it’s a plate that nudges towards a particular colour, often it’s a flower that suggests a mood.. In this case, it was toss-up between the flowers and the Royal Worcester Astley plates,...
by Helen Kain | Mar 5, 2026 | Blue, Green, Recent, Spring Tablescapes, Yellow
There are winters that linger politely, and then there are winters that simply refuse to take a hint. This year’s falls squarely into the latter camp. Good golly, Miss Molly. Snowbanks staying stubbornly intact well past their welcome, the ground frozen hard...
by Helen Kain | Feb 26, 2026 | Afternoon Tea, Blue, Spring Tablescapes, White, Yellow
There is something about late winter and early spring days that call for afternoon tea. The unpredictable weather doesn’t support an outdoor setting, but shifting to an informal setting in the sun room is almost as good as outdoor dining. The wicker furniture...
