by Helen Kain | Jan 4, 2026 | Blue, Cobalt, Green, Home, Pets, Recent, Winter Tablescapes
January feels like a reset around here — a chance to let colour do the work without fuss. The Christmas decorations come down, the light begins to change (for the better) and I start craving tables that feel calm yet cheerful. That usually means blue and white or...
by Helen Kain | Jan 3, 2025 | Ancaster House, Dundee, Organization, Pets, Spring Tablescapes, Winter Tablescapes
A layer of crisp, fresh snow fell overnight, blanketing the trees and delighting the dogs. The gas fire flickers in the fireplace, and a latte beckons. The Christmas trees are still up, which is unusual for us this late in the festive season. But with the world still...
by Helen Kain | Jul 15, 2023 | Fall Tablescapes, Marigold & Spencer, Orange, Summer Tablescapes
I’m catching up on my inventory of tablesetting photos and cooking done during the lockdown. Though many made their way into Entertablement—The Four Seasons and Entertablement—Much Depends on Dinner, as well as the four quarterlies, it seems I have a startling...
by Helen Kain | May 22, 2022 | Marigold & Spencer, Pink and Red, Purple, Spring Tablescapes, White
Spring on the Cape is a long, drawn-out affair with lots of sea mist and chilly mornings. The daffodils last for weeks, and the fruit trees blossom slowly and luxuriantly, carpeting the streets with fallen petals. When the flowering cherry trees hit their peak,...
by Helen Kain | May 1, 2022 | Marigold & Spencer, Pets
Hi everybody, We’re here! It’s us! The parent humans call us Marigold and Spencer. We’re ten weeks old. Marigold is on the left. She’s a little bit lighter in colour and a touch smaller than me, Spencer. Mum says I’m more serious....
by Helen Kain | Mar 20, 2022 | Clementine, Pets
This is a very tough blog to post, so I’ll cut right to the chase. This time last year, we learned that Clementine had idiopathic epilepsy. Unfortunately, despite everyone’s best efforts at managing the disease, the seizures became uncontrollable, and we...
