Eric + Eloise, Bespectacled Animals

by Helen Kain | Nov 27, 2022 | Antique glassware, Christmas, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Purple, Winter Tablescapes

Unusual colours, an odd number of plates—five—snowy scenes and animals wearing spectacles. Ok, not your usual Christmas tableware. But somehow, it all comes together for a joyously zany table. Please meet Eric (or Eloise). I’m not sure which is which. As...

Royal Stafford Christmas

by Helen Kain | Dec 4, 2021 | Black, Christmas, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Recent, Winter Tablescapes

There is something infinitely appealing about an old-fashioned Christmas scene, with half-timbered houses, ladies in bonnets and long skirts, and wait … what is that cart?  Carol singers, people exchanging greetings, the decorated tree and a happy dog are...

A Christmas Memory

by Helen Kain | Dec 19, 2019 | Christmas, Green, Home, Pink and Red, Winter Tablescapes

My paternal grandparents lived next door to us from the time I was five until my early teens. They hailed from Yorkshire, in the North of England, and their practical, straightforward approach to life extended to the Christmas season. Having lived through two World...

Trees, Trees and More Trees!

by Helen Kain | Dec 16, 2019 | Christmas, Green, Home, White, Winter Tablescapes

Which came first, the tree plates or the tree cake? That is the question. The plates were very appealing with clean lines with bold depictions of the iconic Christmas fir tree. Their modern, understated design has a lovely blue spruce tone for the tress. Thank...

A Teddy Table for Christmas

by Helen Kain | Dec 5, 2019 | Black, Christmas, Green, Home, Pink and Red, White, Winter Tablescapes

Teddies are very big in our household.  Friends of ours might go so far as to say, Teddies rule our household. I know Teddy, our very outspoken bear, shown below wearing the tuxedo and top hat, would agree. “What’s wrong with that?” he would...