Monthly Archives: February 2026

The New Famous Five: Five and the Smugglers Code part 2

Posted on February 27, 2026 by Fiona

In my previous post I talked about the characters – and I was glad to see some comments agreeing with me about Anne – and the general story. Retcons all round For those of you unfamiliar with the term retcon … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 81: From volume 4, issue 18

Posted on February 25, 2026 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 18. September 26th – October 9th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Susan Herrin, Shiplake, Oxon. Dear Enid Blyton, I am very pleased to say that … Continue reading →

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Monday #780

Posted on February 23, 2026 by Fiona

I’ve had to take my sunglasses out with me for a few times recently. The crocuses and snowdrops are out. Spring may be just around the corner! (Or we may plunge back into deep winter. I’m not ruling anything out … Continue reading →

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The New Famous Five: Five and the Smuggler’s Code

Posted on February 22, 2026 by Fiona

Just like last time I borrowed this from the library and procrastinated through two renewals before I actually got around to reading it. Like last time, I have mixed feelings now I have read it. First thoughts I’m used to … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 80: From volume 4, issue 17

Posted on February 18, 2026 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 17. September 12th – 25th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Alison Aston, Beaconsfield, Bucks. Dear Enid Blyton, I am writing to tell you about my … Continue reading →

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Monday #789

Posted on February 16, 2026 by Fiona

We’ve had some actual sunshine in the past few days. I even had my sunglasses on today. It’s still cold but there’s actual daylight and I even hung my washing outside for a while at the weekend. It’s the little … Continue reading →

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Reading The Secret Mountain to Brodie

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Fiona

We read this between December 24 and January 25, so a bit more than a year ago now! Fast edits I think I had to do the most updating on the fly of all the books we’ve read so far. … Continue reading →

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January 2026 round up

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Fiona

January has finally ended! It always feels like such a long month. However February is really just January part 2, and more of the same. What I read I set my reading goal to 150 books again and I made … Continue reading →

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Monday #788

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Fiona

A couple of weeks ago I was silently congratulating myself for not catching Brodie’s cough. He had been coughing for a week or more and I was certain we were past the danger phase. I was wrong. I caught the … Continue reading →

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