Meg had a friend of a friend that offered to let her come and stay in their empty house in Appleton, a little farm town outside of Oxford. It was something like paradise– a mix of Ontario, OR and The Shire. We got a lot of writing done (I finished my draft!), went on a lot of walks, and became very familiar with the Appleton Community Store. I also made Meg watch all of The Lord of the Rings movies because I am, first and foremost, a Tolkien evangelist. It was a beautiful home as well– I didn’t want to leave.