by Helen Kain | Aug 21, 2022 | Blue, Green, Purple, Summer Tablescapes
It’s always a happy day when I discover a previously unknown china pattern. When it involves a modern (and therefore, attainable) replica of a much-loved antique design, it’s even better. Such was the case last autumn when Glenn, Lauren, and I visited...
by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2022 | Blue, Green, Summer Tablescapes
My love for turquoise can be traced to a solitary inch-long stub of crayon in the four-quart basket of broken crayon pieces that constituted our kindergarten art supply. Chance favoured me that day when the crayon I had thought was dark green turned out to be the...
by Helen Kain | Jul 24, 2022 | Blue, Brown, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes
It’s high summer, and we’ve had day after day of blue skies and scorching sun, bringing to mind the expression “make hay while the sun shines”. Produce abounds at the farmer’s markets, prompting me to reach for the appropriately named...
by Helen Kain | Jul 17, 2022 | Blue, Summer Tablescapes, Yellow
Good morning! The table is all set for breakfast. Coffee? Juice? We’re having Apple Cinnamon Streusel Muffins. Would you like scrambled eggs with those? It’s such a lovely day; we are all set up outside. Sit wherever you like. Which is your favourite...
by Helen Kain | Jul 10, 2022 | Blue, Summer Tablescapes, White
It’s full-on summer in the Cape, and that means the hydrangeas are at their glorious peak. Whoo-whoo could ask for anything more? “Not me”, said the owl on the plate. “Nor us”, said the wide-eyed pair. It’s all ruffles and curlicues...
by Helen Kain | Jun 26, 2022 | Blue, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes
Cape Cod is famous for its prolific hydrangeas. Summer visitors often comment on the exuberant abundance of the clear, cornflower blue mopheads. However, if you’re lucky enough to be here for longer, you notice how the blooms change from early summer to late....
