I’ve decided just to give in and embrace Christmas, not that I took much persuading. Obviously I’ve started my posts about Christmas Stories, but on Sunday we also visited a Christmas shop (and Brodie persuaded us we needed a new tree decoration), and then that evening he had Alexa play Elton John’s Step Into Christmas. So stepping into Christmas we are.

Letters to Enid part 45

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories part 2

It was recently brought to my attention that there’s a new Enid Blyton show on at the moment – Enid Blyton – Noddy, Big Ears and Lashings of Controversy. A fellow Blyton fan I know has already been to seen it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Enid Blyton was loved by children.  She sold more than 600 million books, despite all her work being banned by the BBC and many libraries and schools for more than thirty years. She was accused of being racist and of using such limited vocabulary that it actually hindered children’s reading progress.
She had an interesting love life.
She enjoyed playing golf so much that she bought a golf course near Swanage.
She died of Alzheimer’s in 1968 aged 71, mourned by millions of readers all over the world.

Dates and locations (sadly nothing in Scotland).