On Saturday, Oct. 24th we did a little shopping in Wantage and then we went back into Oxford on the bus. We went to the Ashmolian museum first, and then did a little shopping, and then came back a little early in the day. We relaxed, played Ripple Golf, and watched a little TV. We didn't take many pictures, but the museum was very good. Lots of amazing thing to see.

Janae with her coin creation.

Clothes that Lawrence of Arabia wore.

 Written by Dave:

So this pub looks like a thousand others in England, but there is something fascinating about it. It's the Eagle and Child pub, built in 1650. But in 1933 a unique group of writers started meeting there every Tuesday. The group included J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and, over the years, several other notable published writers.

They called themselves “The Inklings,” and they met here every Tuesday morning, and at C.S. Lewis’s apartments on Thursday nights.

They would read their writings aloud to each other, and receive advice and criticism from the group.

Notable events that happened while this group met:

-1937 The Hobbit was published, Tolkien. 100,000,000 copies.
-1942 The Screwtape Letters. C.S. Lewis. Millions of copies sold, exact numbers unknown
-1949-1954 The Chronicles of Narnia C.S. Lewis. 100,000,000 copies.
-1954 Lord of the Rings. 150,000,000 sold, number 9 on the list of best selling books of all time.

There’s a great quote on the wall, “My happiest hours are spent with three or four old friends in old clothes, tramping together and putting up in small pubs.” C.S. Lewis.