Monthly Archives: April 2024

Reading the Famous Five to Brodie part 5

Posted on April 27, 2024 by Fiona

Out of interest I checked the dates and we read these three Famous Fives between November 29 and January 9. Five Get Into Trouble Naturally Brodie demanded the next Famous Five the night after we finished the last one. I … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 47: From volume 3 issue 9

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 9. April 27th – May 10th, 1955.   OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Busy Bee Janet Orton, Sheffield. Dear Enid Blyton, This afternoon we held our … Continue reading →

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Monday #576

Posted on April 22, 2024 by Fiona

The audiobook I’ve just finished listening to had two Enid Blyton references in it, not unusual, but the strange thing is that it’s a book I’ve read before yet I hadn’t made a note of it. I have this time, … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 46: From volume 3 issue 8

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 8. April 13th-26th, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE  A letter from Hugh Morris, Aylsham, Norfolk. Dear Enid Blyton, In the holidays and on Saturdays, I go round with … Continue reading →

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Five Have a Puzzling Time – a joint review

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Fiona

As I was working both Monday and Tuesday evening this week I felt like I didn’t want to start the next Famous Five book (Finniston Farm) on Sunday evening. Instead I suggested we try a Famous Five short story so … Continue reading →

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Monday #575

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Fiona

Apart from going to work I have barely left the house in the past weeks due to a certain spotty little boy. We did get out at the weekend for a walk in the woods, though, where we experienced sun, … Continue reading →

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Rating the Famous Five titles part 2

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Fiona

Continuing now with the remaining half of the books. Part one can be found here. Five Have a Wonderful Time Again, this could literally apply to all 21 books – probably why it is one of the titles I always … Continue reading →

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March 2024 round up

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Fiona

It feels like ages since I wrote the February round up – but we are over a week into April I suppose. What I read What I have read: How to Date Your Dragon (Mystic Bayou #1) – Molly Harper … Continue reading →

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Monday #574

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Fiona

I’m back after our few days away – where we had mixed weather. One day of clouds and intermittent rain, one day of constant rain, one day which started out sunny and warm (no coats needed!) then became windy and … Continue reading →

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