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Monthly Archives: September 2021
Caves and ruins – the reality
I’ve done two ‘reality’ posts already – one about finding a real-life hollow tree, and another about caves and passages at Auchmithie beach. I was on holiday on the north east coast of Scotland earlier in the month and found … Continue reading
Monday #443
This is going up slightly later than usual as I failed to remember to write this on Sunday evening as I normally do. So here I am, a day late, writing this and at the same time wondering what I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged Hurrah For the Circus, Jimmy Brown, Monday, Mr Galliano's Circus, September
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Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 22
The last chapter took us on a brief trip across Europe to see what Anatoly was up to. Before that, Bill and the children were on their way down the ladder in an attempt to escape Fang Mountain. Chapter 22 … Continue reading
The Adventure Series on the Nintendo DS
You may remember that way back at Christmas 2019 I got a Flips Nintendo DS game of The Adventure Series. My DS tends to live in a drawer at the back of the living room cupboard, in a plastic drawer … Continue reading
Posted in Toys and Games
Tagged Nintendo DS, The Adventure Series, The Castle of Adventure, The Island of Adventure
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Monday #442
I’m still working on all those ideas that my holiday gave me, one of which will be up this week. Meanwhile the weather is turning cooler and wetter, though we’ve had a couple of warm sunny days, and the leaves … Continue reading
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Tagged Monday, Noddy, Noddy and the Fire-Engine, September, The New Big Noddy Book #6
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Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 21.5
As recently promised here is a mini-chapter which loosely follows on from where we left Bill and the children trying to escape Fang Mountain but takes us somewhere else entirely. Chapter 21.5 Entirely unbeknownst to Bill, 1,500 miles away at … Continue reading
Noddy at the Little Treasures Museum
I think if you go to any British museum for toys or childhood you’ll encounter Noddy. I found several Noddy items at the V&A Museum of Childhood in London, and I wasn’t at all surprised to find plenty at the … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences, Toys and Games
Tagged Merchandise, Museum, Noddy, Toys
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Monday #441
I’m just back from a weeks’ holiday and it has given me quite a few ideas for new content for next few weeks. Noddy at the Little Treasures Museum and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter … Continue reading
Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 21
This week was supposed to be a mini-chapter just to keep the story going while I didn’t have the book to hand, but it turns out I forgot to schedule and post chapter 21 last week. So you can have … Continue reading
Kirrin Holidays Brochure from Travel Blyton
Visit Kirrin, the home of the Famous Five. The place where it all started, where Julian, Dick and Anne met George and Timmy. Where gold ingots were found, kidnapped children were rescued and multiple adventures were had. Visit for a … Continue reading
Monday #440
It is September and yet the sun is still shining (for now, at least!). Kirrin Holidays brochure from Travel Blyton and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Children chapter 20.5* (I don’t have The Mountain of Adventure to … Continue reading
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Tagged Edgar Stick, Eileen A Soper, Eileen Soper, Five Run Away Together, Monday, September
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