July is almost over already, and unfortunately it has been a bit of a wash-out weather-wise. Good for the river levels, not so good for getting out and doing things.

We did some sheltering from rain in libraries this week – we’ve now ticked off 8 so we are over half-way! I’m on annual leave this week so hopefully we will get at least a few rain-free days so we can do some day trips.

Letters to Enid 34

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Silver and Gold

The cast for the new Famous Five adaptation has been announced. I can’t say that I know any of the actors – but knowing actors is not really my forte!

The news was accompanied by this photo, of the Five. I love Dick’s pullover – it definitely rivals anything Paul Child got to wear. Otherwise I am not entirely convinced by the cast here, but it’s very hard to make any sort of judgement from a single snapshot. Dick looks rather young, and would not have been away at the back should anything mysterious be going on, for a start. Would Julian have been in trousers? I imagine he might have – being well into his teens as the series progressed, but I don’t remember that being mentioned. I do rather like the braces, though! Similarly George always tried to dress as a boy, in shorts, shirts and jerseys. She never wore trousers that I know of, and would not have worn a girly peach blouse, either.

Beyond that there are questions about who the Wentworths are (there are a Mr and Mrs in the cast list) and the small matter of the washed up, or thrown over-board diver, who is definitely not in the books. Someone who has tried to recover the lost ingots, or clues to them, from George’s wreck? We’ll have to watch and find out, I guess?