It is very exciting to see restoration begun by the Oxford Oratory of the wonderful St. Aloysius church. We'll able to see how the church looked when dear Professor Tolkien was a daily Communicant there. Wishing a happy Sunday to all my friends here.

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otherwise it has been peaceful. He also notes that he had managed to spend a little time with C.S. Lewis for a pint yesterday morning.

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#OnThisDay in 1940, #Tolkien writes to Christopher Tolkien. Tolkien hopes that Christopher has not had air raids recently. He notes that he is very lonely without him close to home. Tolkien has been busy with term, but has no actual news. He says there were bombs on Friday night, but

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After letting Strider and the hobbits sleep through more than four hours of daylight, Glorfindel wakes them and offers a drink from his flask. After a quick breakfast of bread and dried fruit, they press on east along the Road.

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The Hobbit 2011 Pocket Edition HarperCollins · impressions 1–15+ · ISBN 0-00-744084-7 https://books.digitaltolkien.com/RYQK/

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