Author Archives: Fiona

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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2025 Birthday and Christmas Present round up

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Fiona

Every year without fail I am the lucky recipient of some Blyton-themed stuff when it comes to my birthday and Christmas. Here’s what it looked like this year. Famous Five Jigsaw This is a 1975 Whitman 224 piece puzzle of … Continue reading →

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Monday #785

Posted on January 19, 2026 by Fiona

It’s January, it’s still cold, I’ve probably moaned far too much about the weather for a lifetime already, so on to something more cheerful perhaps? Brodie has been persuaded to return to Circus Days Again so we have been reading … Continue reading →

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Reading The Secret of Spiggy Holes to Brodie

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Fiona

I’m way behind on these, and this is the best I could manage based on a handful of notes and memories. We actually read this in November 2024. Questions and answers It’s not a reading session with Brodie without at … Continue reading →

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My 2025 in books and Blyton

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Fiona

Here’s where I look back on everything I read in the past year and see how well I did, based on entirely arbitrary and often vague goals I have set myself. Goal one: Read 100 books Result: 172 books read. … Continue reading →

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Monday #784

Posted on January 12, 2026 by Fiona

It looks like we are easing out of the grip of our cold snap now. We have been lucky not to have a load of snow or anything but it has been very icy and cold. Monday is supposed to … Continue reading →

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A closer look at the Magic Faraway Tree trailer

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Fiona

This film feels as if it’s been in the works for years but we know now that it will be released in March this year. The trailer came out at the end of last month and although it’s only about … Continue reading →

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December 2025 round up

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Fiona

It’s that time of year again, when I can’t decide if this is the last roundup of the year or the first! What I read I had already hit my goal of 150 books in November, so everything in December … Continue reading →

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Monday #783

Posted on January 5, 2026 by Fiona

Happy New Year! For the first time in years none of us were ill over the Christmas break so I’m taking that as a serious win. Being January it’s now time for me to look back at the previous year … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton references in other works fiction part 5

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Fiona

It has been more than a year since I posted one of these. (I did one on non fiction books in June this year.) I still think that’s pretty good going. How many authors do you think you’ve seen mentioned … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 79: From volume 4, issue 16.

Posted on December 9, 2025 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 16 August 29th – September 11th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from John Scott, Lowestoft, Suffolk. Dear Miss Blyton, I should like to tell you how … Continue reading →

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Monday #779

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Fiona

We seem to be moving rapidly through December now, that’s a whole week gone. People keep telling me how many days it is until Christmas and I’d just like to stuff my fingers in my ears and go ‘la la … Continue reading →

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November 2025 round up

Posted on December 6, 2025 by Fiona

My last round up I noted that we were stamping books for December 1st which was three weeks away. Today (Thursday as I start writing this) is three weeks until Christmas (though we’re not stamping the 25th on loans, that … Continue reading →

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