A French Menu

by Helen Kain | Apr 1, 2020 | Amber, Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Spring Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Vintage glassware

Let’s go to France this week and see the tulips.  Wait … that’s wrong … tulips are Holland. And they’re supposed to come in the spring. But these tulips arrived last summer, at Trader Joe’s. It’s a mixed-up world right...

A Romantic Rose Garland for Christmas

by Helen Kain | Dec 13, 2019 | Christmas, Green, Pink and Red, Vintage glassware, Winter Tablescapes

I call it cerise, which sounds a lot more appealing than hot pink. Fuschia has a nice ring, too.   Whatever name you prefer, the roses in question make a bold statement.  I’d been pondering a table with a lush garland for a couple of weeks. The colour...

There’s Something Fishy Going On

by Helen Kain | Jul 31, 2019 | Antique china, Blue, Green, Pink and Red, Summer Tablescapes, Vintage glassware

Things are pretty crabby around here. Something smells fishy. In fact, some of the inhabitants are downright prickly. But with a little cooperation, it should be smooth sailing. Maybe a little food would help.   Let’s go with a White Bean and Shrimp Salad...

French Faience with Don Quixote

by Helen Kain | Apr 4, 2019 | Antiques, Blue, Green, Spring Tablescapes, Vintage china, Vintage glassware, White

The Ingenious Gentleman Sir Quixote of La Mancha is the full title of the Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes, but most of us know it simply as Don Quixote, the story of a delusional knight-errant who tilted at windmills. His faithful squire, Sancho Panza,...

A Blue & Brown Table with Williamsburg Wedgwood Aviary

by Helen Kain | Sep 27, 2018 | Blue, Brown, Fall Tablescapes, Summer Tablescapes, Thanksgiving, Vintage glassware, White

The Toile Harvest Village from Pier 1 was shipped short one plate, so when I was setting that table I went looking for a plate of similar size and stature to fill in the hole on any photographs. I remembered I had a set of Wedgwood Aviary plates, and pressed one...

A Robert Burns Scotch Tasting Dinner

by Helen Kain | Jan 22, 2018 | Fall Tablescapes, Robert Burns Night, Vintage china, Vintage glassware, Winter Tablescapes

The famous Scottish poet, Robert Burns, is likely responsible for the consumption of more Scotch whisky in January than any other source. It was certainly the case at our place on Saturday as we held a traditional Robert Burns dinner. How much fun can six people...