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...
by Helen Kain | Oct 23, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Antique glassware, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Green, Terracotta
It’s game bird season, at least in plate form. Over fifteen years ago, this antique Limoges game bird set flew in from Country Dining Room Antiques. It comprises two sets of six different birds surrounded by gilded depictions of leaves and pine cones. The...
by Helen Kain | Oct 16, 2024 | Afternoon Tea, Amber, Antique glassware, Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Terracotta
Dahlias are a relatively recent discovery for me. Perennials have been the backbone of my garden (and tablescapes) for time immemorial. Hydrangeas do more than their share of heavy lifting, but perennials begin to look pretty shabby by August, when dahlias really...
by Helen Kain | Sep 26, 2024 | Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Green, Pink and Red
Is there time to sneak in one more outdoor table before the heavens open? With Hurricane Helene approaching (no, not me), I’m eager to bake before the power goes out. Apple Cinnamon Twist Bread ought to keep us in good spirits while the rain pours and the winds...
by Helen Kain | Sep 1, 2024 | Amber, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Green, Orange, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Terracotta
It’s Labour Day weekend, the last gasp of summer for many North Americans. Goodbye, flip-flops, shorts and popsicles. Hello, cosy sweaters, leather jackets, apples, pumpkins, and toasted nuts. Yum, yum. Indian, a vintage pattern (1912) by Royal Doulton, captures...
by Helen Kain | Sep 22, 2023 | Fall Tablescapes, Featured, Grey and Pewter, Terracotta, Thanksgiving
What a gorgeous September we are having. Mellow sunny days followed by crisply cool nights—perfect for sleeping with open windows. And perfect for whetting the appetite! It seems that our long-time favourite apple orchard, Myers, did not survive Covid, much to my...
