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 | Aug 7, 2026 | Bread & Scones, Breakfast, Fall Tablescapes, Holiday, Summer Tablescapes
Every gardener knows the moment. One zucchini quietly becomes two, then four, and suddenly they’re appearing on neighbours’ doorsteps under cover of darkness. This Late Summer Zucchini Bread is one of the happiest ways to put that abundance to good use....
by Helen Kain | Aug 2, 2026 | Antique glassware, Green, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes, White
The calendar has flipped to August and right on time, the limelight hydrangea has begun its annual transition, beginning with the delicate green for which it is named. As the month progresses, the blooms will gradually fade from green to creamy white before eventually...
by Helen Kain | Jul 23, 2026 | Green, Home, Purple, Summer Tablescapes
When this pattern caught my eye about five years ago, I wondered how much I would use it. It certainly is vivid with large curling leaves, flowers, insects, butterflies and vegetables all jostling companionably across the plate. It turns out to be remarkably...
by Helen Kain | Jun 28, 2026 | Blue, Home, Recent, Summer Tablescapes
Cape Cod Calling! Deborah Sears, Juliska, and an Imaginary World We’d All Like to Inhabit Some collections you admire. Others you collect. And then there are those rare collections that quietly become old friends. Enter Juliska’s Country Estate. As America...
