Monthly Archives: April 2026

The Grumbly Jumbly by Don Roth

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Fiona

Recently, Don, a member of my Enid Blyton Club on Facebook, asked me if it would be OK for him to share a link to his book in the group, as his writing was influenced by Enid Blyton. While I … Continue reading →

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(Belated) Monday #788

Posted on April 28, 2026 by Fiona

Got distracted last night and completely forgot about writing this. The Grumbly Jumbly by Don Roth and Five Go to Smuggler’s Top as watched by Fiona & Stef We have just started reading The Borrowers at bedtime this week. I … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 90s Style – Our live reactions to Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part one

Posted on April 26, 2026 by Fiona

We are back with another talk-along as we watched Five Go to Smuggler’s Top. Stay tuned to read how we compare clothing to ice-cream flavours and discuss how much makeup Block is wearing. [The episode opens with men in historical … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 82: From volume 4, issue 19.

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 19. October 10th – 23rd, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Margaret Robin and her friends Christine, Jacqueline, Ann, Roger and David, Battle, Sussex. Dear Enid … Continue reading →

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Monday #787

Posted on April 21, 2026 by Fiona

Schools are back this week so it’s back to ordinary life. At least it was sunny today instead of rainy like the forecast promised! Letters to Enid part 82 and Five Go to Smuggler’s Top, 90s style Bizarely Stef never … Continue reading →

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Five Go Off in a Caravan: The graphic novel

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Fiona

I’ve found these graphic novels to be a mixed bag. One decent-ish one, and three which were disappointing in various ways. A misleading beginning The first page shows us the Five lounging about on a sunny afternoon in the garden … Continue reading →

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Review – The Magic Faraway Tree film

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Fiona

On a somewhat rainy Saturday afternoon, Brodie and I finally went to see the film I’ve been talking about on here for ages. First, we argued about where to sit. I wanted one of the pairs of seats that run … Continue reading →

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Monday #786

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Fiona

It’s currently the school holidays and as I took last week off work I thought I’d take a week off blogging too. We were lucky to have some decent weather so we were out and about most days. The weekend … Continue reading →

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Famous Five 90s Style – Our live reactions to Five Run Away Together

Posted on April 5, 2026 by Fiona

Another frightening glimpse into our brains this week with the transcript of our conversation as we watched Five Run Away Together. Stef: Now do we want to mention the fact that the age of the characters jump significantly in this … Continue reading →

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March 2026 round up

Posted on April 1, 2026 by Fiona

That’s us in April already. No April fools today – this is a genuine round up of what I got up to in March. It’s far too dull to be made up! What I read Not quite so much as … Continue reading →

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