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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Halloween Tricks in St Andrews, chapter 2
Anatoly and David turned quickly on their heels, though they knew what it would be. “That would the ghost then!” David said, pretending to swallow and take a step forward towards it. “What’s your problem?” he asked it as Anatoly … Continue reading
Monday #189
We’ve got a longer list than usual for you this week. With Halloween today we have the second half of our new story, plus our usual weekly posts, then we will finish with our roundup for October. (As by then … Continue reading
Halloween Tricks in St Andrews, chapter 1
Julian ran his hand through his hair and took a step back from the mirror to check that the chalk dust hadn’t fallen too heavily on his shirt, bow tie and tweed jacket. He took the finishing touch, a bushy … Continue reading
The Mystery of the Secret Room
The Story Now I raced through the last Five Find-Outers book, pretty much in a day but unfortunately I didn’t quite get carried away in the story of the Secret Room as much as the Disappearing Cat. Fatty still annoys … Continue reading
My three top baddies
And so here is my ‘surprise’ for the week. Talking of surprises we will also have one on Sunday for you – a Halloween themed one. Continuing on from three favourite characters, and three favourite adults I have decided to … Continue reading
Monday #188
Good Monday all! Hope you had a lovely weekend! We shall have a bit of a surprise on Wednesday as to what we’re getting from Fiona as she’s having difficulty deciding at the moment, but I’m sure she’ll come up … Continue reading
The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage: How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5
I’m keeping up with my resolution to do at least one of these a month (so far!). Previous instalments can be seen here, here, here and here. As always my own copy is a Methuen from 1957 – a 12th reprint/impression of the original. The new … Continue reading
Famous Five 70s Style: Five Have a Wonderful Time
Five Have a Wonderful Time was one of the Fives that brought my attention back to Enid Blyton when I was about eleven or twelve. I remember coming across the Millennium editions in the local library and loving that they … Continue reading
Monday #187
Well, it’s Monday again. I’m lucky not to get the Monday blues like so many people do, as I’m either off on Monday (and Tuesday!) or working 5-8pm on a Monday (and still off on the Tuesday). But for those … Continue reading
My three Favourite Blyton adults
As so often is the case Stef had a good idea for a blog and now I am going to shamelessly copy her and do the exact same. Strangely, coming up with three favourite adults has been a lot easier … Continue reading
The Queen Elizabeth Family
My Confession When I mentioned in my Monday post that I was going to read and review The Queen Elizabeth Family, Fiona (as it turns out quite rightly) queried my choice of starting at the end of a series. (I have also … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged Ann, Belinda, Mike, New York, The Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Elizabeth Family
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If you like Blyton: Dead Man’s Cove reviewed by Fiona
This is the first in the Laura Marlin series by Lauren St John. Stef read and reviewed it a while back, and when I spotted it in my library I thought I might as well give it a go. OF LAURA … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors, Reading Recommendations
Tagged Dead Man's Cove, If you like Blyton, Laura Marlin, Lauren St John
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Monday #186
Happy Monday all and sundry, we had a lovely day down here on Sunday – there was sun and there were times I didn’t even need a jacket! Anyway we’ve got a three article week lined up for you this … Continue reading
More on Enid Blyton’s Magazine
A while back I wrote about my new (and admittedly meagre) collection of Enid Blyton’s magazines. I had 23 at the time, out of the 162 that were printed. I thought I’d be unlikely to grow that collection as the … Continue reading
The Adventure Series on TV – The Valley of Adventure
I am going to watch the third episode from The Adventure Series this week – and thankfully we are back to a familiar title and hopefully a more familiar plot! THE ALWAYS MYSTERIOUS PRECREDITS SCENE This time we are on … Continue reading
Posted in Blyton on TV
Tagged The Adventure Series, The Adventure Series on TV, The Valley of Adventure
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Famous Five 70s Style: Five on a Hike Together
For those of you who are avid and regular readers of the blog, you all probably know my favourite Famous Five novel is Five on a Hike Together and the adaptations on to screen are the most scrutinized due to … Continue reading
Monday #185
We are going to have another TV themed week this week, with both Stef and I continuing with our reviews of the 7os Famous Five and the Adventure Series respectively. Fear not, though, if you’re not a fan of the … Continue reading
September 2016 round up
Its that time of the month again, where we round up what we’ve been up to and what’s been going on behind the blogs and the computer! Hope you’ll join in and let us know a little of what you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, September, Watching
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