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Author Archives: Fiona
Five Run Away Together
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
Posted in Blyton on Screen
Tagged 90s Famous Five TV Series, Anita Dobson, Five Run Away Together
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Monday #784
Last week got derailed as I came down with the cold. I can now breathe through my nose again (mostly). I haven’t gone to see the Magic Faraway Tree film yet, mostly because of my cold, but also because Brodie … Continue reading
River Island x Enid Blyton
While both island and river are words you might associate with Enid Blyton I never thought I’d be writing about a collaboration between the high street store River Island and Enid Blyton. Stef sent me a link a week ago … Continue reading
Posted in Purchases, Vintage Style
Tagged River Island, The Famous Five, The Magic Faraway Tree
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A closer look at the second Magic Faraway Tree film trailer
In December we got the first trailer for the new film which you can watch below: And I wrote rather a lot explaining it, though it was under 3 minutes. Then a couple of weeks ago another one came out. … Continue reading
Posted in Blyton on Screen
Tagged Faraway Tree Movie, Faraway Tree Series, The Magic Faraway Tree Film
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Five Go Adventuring Again 90s style
As we watched Five on a Treasure Island together in-person and did a live-reaction blog we decided to try watching in our separate homes and chatting via Facebook Messenger. NB I do not recommend using Facebook Messenger for any chats … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged 90s Famous Five TV Series, Five Go Adventuring Again, Paul Child
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Monday #782
We are mid-way through March and I don’t think it’s going to be the sort of March which resembles an early (and sometimes only) summer. I’m down to one pair of boots as two (!) pairs sprung a leak this … Continue reading
Putting Enid Blyton on the Map
Last week I was on Google Maps looking for Blyton Close (I was wanting to know how far it was from Shipton for this letters page) but I forgot it was just Blyton close and I typed Enid Blyton Close. … Continue reading
Posted in Locations
Tagged Beaconsfield, Beatrix Potter, Erich Kastner, Green Hedges, Jane Austen, Shakespeare
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Monday #781
February is over and we are into March. We are wondering if we can cast aside the puffer jackets now and wear just raincoats. Best not to, though, it could start snowing next week after all. February round up and … Continue reading
The New Famous Five: Five and the Smugglers Code part 2
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
Letters to Enid part 81: From volume 4, issue 18
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
Posted in Magazines
Tagged Birds, Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #780
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
The New Famous Five: Five and the Smuggler’s Code
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
Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors
Tagged Chris Smith, Five and the Smuggler's Code, The New Famous Five
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Letters to Enid part 80: From volume 4, issue 17
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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Tagged Birds, Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #789
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
Reading The Secret Mountain to Brodie
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
January 2026 round up
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
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged Doing, January, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #788
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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