Number Seven was honoured to recently host the launch party for The House Without Windows, the first book to be illustrated by Jackie Morris since the publication of The Lost Words. Originally published in 1927 and written by Barbara Newhall Follett, at the age of twelve, The House Without Windows is an extraordinary paean to the transcendent beauty of the natural world, and the human capacity to connect with it. 'Little Eepersip doesn't want to live in a house with doors and

October has been a memorable month at Number Seven. It began at Dillington House where we supported Jackie Morris with her book sales at the Somerset Literacy Trust's annual conference. It was a busy day, enjoyed by all those who attended, delighted to watch Jackie reciting otter as one appeared from the ink and brush in her hand - I've seen Jackie paint many times but this was quite a revelation. That first weekend we managed to find space for a little time out and headed to

In March Christopher and I were able to return to Compton Verney. Our previous visit last Autumn was to view The Lost Words exhibition and hear Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane in conversation. It was a charming evening and a great insight to hear Robert's side of the story behind his collaboration with Jackie having followed closely the book's journey into being via our friendship with Jackie. Christopher had also played a role in contributing to the exhibition as he was

We celebrated the first day of the new year walking at dusk to return a stone to its home on the hill. Carefully picked on a May Day walk, we had planned to take it with us to Pembrokeshire later that month, however our plans were scuppered by fate and the stone had to sit quietly, objecting to the dust it gathered, gently reminding me that it would rather be out in the elements of Exmoor not knowing its gilded future. While illustrating The Lost Words, Jackie Morris relaxed

We are very honoured that Jackie Morris has produced an exclusive print for our customers at Number Seven Dulverton. The original was created especially for the event we hosted to celebrate the publication of The Lost Words and features a charm of goldfinches, the same birds that adorn the cover of the book. Jackie originally painted One Rook Right, Two Rooks Wrong in response to one of Christopher's teasing tags that he hid in her studio when we went to visit a few years ago

And celebrated the publication of a book or two! Thank you to those of you that travelled far and wide to visit Number Seven last week to meet Jackie Morris and Ivy. The day was quite relaxed with a steady, constant stream of visitors delighted to go home with signed copies of Jackie's books. The Quiet Music was met with much enthusiasm as it is an alluring and beautifully produced picture book for grown-ups. Copies of One Cheetah, One Cherry and The Newborn child were also w

The beauty and joy of writing a blog post is that you get to relive the experience and share the moment. We have had a busy, yet enjoyable past month at Number Seven welcoming visitors to the Wing Beats exhibition and celebrating the launch of Wild Swans with its author and illustrator Jackie Morris, and now it is time to catch up and reflect on the time shared. The exhibition featured original illustrations from The Wild Swans alongside work by Tamsin Abbott, Eleanor Bartlem