A Year Around Our House : In Words and Watercolours

This beautifully illustrated journal is a personal collection of watercolours and hand written diary entries, a celebration in exquisite detail in brush and pen of Kate's house, garden and village through the seasons of one year in a Somerset village in the 21st century.

Interwoven through the year are reminiscences and reflections on our present life, the history of the place dating back several centuries, and some of its past inhabitants.

Monks, vicars, servants, strippers and wealthy widows all feature.

Far from being a nostalgic record of the past, the annotated paintings are also a portrait of a village alive today with a strong sense of community spirit and a busy calendar of rural events.

This enchanting journal is a feast of light-filled watercolours entwined with reminiscences and observations that will resonate far beyond this particular English village and make you smile.

It is a book to keep, to give and to treasure.