I just got my latest book acquisition in the mail today, Summers in France by famed interior and textile designer, Kathryn Ireland. (Oh, how I love packages!) It is a journal of sorts with lots of family photos and her account of searching for and falling in love with a rambling farmhouse (La Castellane) in a medieval hilltop town in France. Summers appear to include a riotous, never ending gathering of family and friends, trips to the markets and lots of rustic home-cooked meals (recipes included). I adore Ms. Ireland. Have you seen her on the program Million Dollar Decorators? Aside from talented, she is cheeky, exuberant and has a most amusing propensity for finding the perfect bra! I imagine her to be a delightful friend and the woman with whom you would want to share chocolate and gossip with over a glass of wine.
Ursula, isn't that the most inviting book cover you've ever seen? Love it! What are you up to this summer?
xx's
Posted by: Marsha @ Splenderosa | June 16, 2011 at 07:55 AM
What beautiful pictures. France must be a lovely place. The farmhouse is one I would love to see.
Posted by: Paula Jo @ Home Decor Accents | June 16, 2011 at 01:05 PM
I imagine yorself how it was great and catching.
Posted by: freelance writers | June 17, 2011 at 07:01 AM
I almost never watch TV but caught an episode of Kathryn Ireland in Million dollar decorators and I fell in love with how real and genuine she was. Her life wasn’t perfect, her home not perfect and it was her birthday and most everything that could go wrong went wrong and she simply shrugged it off. You have to love that and now that you’ve introduced her book to me I’m off to Amazon to buy it, thank you!
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