. . . Or There And Back Again. A study into Tolkien's inspirations and creative process for the development of Middle-Earth, a life-long labour of love by a philologist to produce a mythology for England. And along the way creating some of the most popular works of fiction in the 20th Century, almost as a by-product. Intriguing how Tolkien did not seem to care for consistent plotting, or character development, but what did matter was that all the names of everything had to be rooted in the ancient languages he loved. I did skip large parts of it, just like the interminable poetry in the books. Libby is out of isolation following her second COVID bout, everyone else is fine, THFC have had yet another disappointing transfer window, can't see Conte hanging around sadly. The Prime Minister and Chief National Embarrassment is defending his conduct following the report into the parties at 10 Downing Street during lockdown, and I've stuck a tenner on Tom Tugendhat as the next leader of the Tory party, as I cannot imagine the Tory MPS putting Liz Truss on the ballot or Tory members voting for Rishi Sunak or Michael Gove. I'm an awful pundit though, so sorry for ruining your chances, Tom.
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