Day 83: Happy Hobbit Day!

Sunday morning dawned early as usual and found me safely tucked away in bed. For once, I would not move until sometime around noon, enjoying the day to sleep in after a long night of good cheer with deer friends.

When I finally did rouse, it was to the smell of pancakes and the realization that it was hobbit day, otherwise known as Bilbo and Frodo’s birthday. Though I had plans to acknowledge the day with some friends, I instead found myself alone. So I did the only thing I could do on hobbit day, bake lots of food and spread merriment in my own special way.

After my food was cooked and a good drink put together, I retreated to my room to read the collection of Tolkien which I keep at college. Though I didn’t get a chance to go for my walk today, I was quite happy with my good food and wonderful books. This hobbit day I took the opportunity to go back through Tolkien’s essay “On Fairy Stories.” This essay is one of my favourite works by him and I have the blessing of owning a first edition of it (contained in Tree and Leaf). Escapism, one of the themes of the essay, is a theme I often return to throughout my day-to-day life. For me, the escape of the imagination has pervaded my entire life and through it I have not only built a haven to retreat to, but I have also built the skills needed to keep trudging through life. Though I won’t attribute my imagination to Tolkien, he is credited with helping to expand it and giving me a world with which to live in.

The Road Goes Ever On and On,
~Daisy Buttons