Dear Sam,

Outrageous means something unreasonable, or "unnatural", as you might say. Oh, orange is one of my favorite colours! There aren't many marigold's around here, but plenty of dahlias and lillies. Yes, Merry's books are very simple to read for me, but Uncle Bilbo sent me some lovely stories about Elves. Perhaps while I'm stuck here I can write them for you to read. They're all in Sindarin (you know Bilbo's trying to teach me to translate it). Bilbo is a bouncy hobbit, and he can be scary at times, but I do love him very much. Once you get used to him being that way, he's not so scary any more. I'm so glad you could use the ink! Though I'm not so glad about you falling out of a tree. Oh, dear, did it hurt bad? I wish I were there to make it feel better.  I suppose concocted would be a 'worse' way of saying mixed up or made. It's got a different meaning than those, but I'm not entirely sure what it is. Why? Did they get a healer to see to your arm and ankle? How long do you have to stay in bed? I'm coming home in about two weeks, and I'll most likely be all better by then. Don't try to walk too much, dear, and it'll heal faster.

Yours,

Frodo