As so often is the case I am sitting staring at a blank bit of WordPress editor, wondering what to write. Even I get bored of mentioning what the weather is like. (Mild, if you were wondering).

I started this post with the “news”, then I added one post I plan to write. As I still haven’t decided what the other one is, I procrastinated by looking at all the Lego Ideas sets that are soon to be voted on. Then I procrastinated by writing this. I still haven’t decided what the second post will be, but I’ll have to before I hit schedule tonight, as I really don’t want to put it off until Monday evening.

2025 reading goals

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Letter to Enid part 63

I’ve already covered the writing of this book as news, but I just saw the cover for the New Famous Five book. It comes out next week.

Naturally I have many thoughts. I will limit them to:

• Did they find the treasure and then pour it into the sea, or is the sea throwing the treasure conveniently at their feet?
• Are they trying to mimic minecraft with that perfectly square block of land?
• At least it has the real author’s name clearly shown and just inspired by Enid Blyton.
• It’s annoying that all these new Blyton-Inspired books but the series title far bigger than the actual book title.
• I (glancing quickly at the cover on my phone) thought it was an old man with them. It wasn’t until I read the blurb again that I remembered George is involved at that must he her. On closer inspection the figure is a bit more feminine. I think George would have been pleased that I mistook her for a man, though?
• Is Kirrin Island (?) on fire?
• If it is Kirrin Island is there really a second, forgotten, treasure there?
• I don’t really like the cartoon-y style of the characters, but it’s not the worst representations of the Famous Five that I’ve seen.

That was quite a high limit as it turns out. I wonder how much I’ll have to say about the book when I get around to reading it?