A quick note...

A few of us were privileged today to visit The Kilns (the former home of C.S. Lewis) and receive a personal tour by Mr. Aidan Mackey, an almost-89-year-old G.K. Chesterton expert. I didn't realize that the house is still used by scholars who wish to live there and study for a period of time. The house has been restored nearly to the state it was when Mr. Lewis lived there.

California Claire with her palm tree

Recreation of attic playroom at The Kilns

Part of the garden at The Kilns

Library at The Kilns

Original Eagle and Child sign

Narnia stamps

The Kilns

Narnia!

Since it's Oxford Open Doors weekend, we also got to go into other colleges that normally charge for visitors. New College, founded in 1379, is beautiful. It's amazing to be in such old buildings that are still used for their original purpose. We don't have anything like that in America!

New College

Part of the New College cloister

New College hall

New College - to the left is one of the original city walls

I hope you're all doing well in the States or wherever else around the world you're reading this from!

Love from the island,

Rebecca

P.S. Besides the spiders in our flat, we had a friend named Batty in the downstairs bathroom:

Haven't seen him in a day or two :(

P.P.S. And here's a few pictures of my room and flatmate (flattie) Claire! 

P.P.P.S. Last thing, I promise...Thomas, can you and Nat send me your mailing addresses? Thanks!