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Author Archives: Fiona
The Famous Five Adventures – The Library Mystery by Sufiya Ahmed
Having read The Painting Puzzle a few months ago I did not have high hopes for this, even if it is about a library. The plot There’s not actually a whole lot of plot and the “mystery” is pretty weak … Continue reading
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October 2026 round up
What I read I read slightly less books than last month. But it was still quite a lot. And I was still on a bit of a Sarina Bowen kick. Quick stats: 24 books read 191 out of 200 … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing, Monthly round up, October, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Week #705
The clocks went back last weekend, so the dark afternoons are officially upon us. We were a bit battered by the A-B-C storms, but not too badly. It has stayed fairy mild since then, though just cold enough for me … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 92: From volume 5, issue 5.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 5, issue 5. February 27th – march 12th, 1957. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from David Wenmoth, Liskeard, Cornwall. Dear Enid Blyton, Last spring when the lambs were born, … Continue reading
Week #703
The schools are off, and I took a week off work last week too. It’s definitely getting colder and darker now. On the plus side the trees are starting to look great! Letters to Enid part 92 and The Famous … Continue reading
Famous Five 2020s style 3 The Eye of the Sunrise
A few weeks ago Stef and I sat down to torture ourselves with episode three of the new Famous Five series. Please disregard Stef’s attempts to say that this was my idea, because it was in fact hers. For some … Continue reading
September 2026 round up
What I read I discovered a new favourite author and I read almost a book a day… I’ve upped my goal to 200 now. Quick stats: 29 books read 167 out of 200 so far 17 ahead of schedule … Continue reading
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Week #701
It turns out that just thinking about that last Famous Five episode is so painful that I didn’t finish the post last week. Sadly I will have to subject myself to thoughts of it again this week. September round up … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 91: From volume 5, issue 4.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 5, issue 4. February 13th – 26th, 1957. OUR LETTER PAGE Three letters, chosen from the hundreds I get from members of the Magazine Club, the Sunbeam Society and … Continue reading
Week #700
Last week I discovered that I had run out of photos/scans of the letters pages and could I find the box with the next volumes in it? No I could not. I accidentally found it while looking for something else … Continue reading
My Enid Blyton jigsaws
It’s no secret that I enjoy a good jigsaw as I’ve shared various pictures of the ones I’ve completed over the years already. Sometimes my love of Enid Blyton and my love of jigsaws even combines. I bought a new … Continue reading
Week #699
Monday has been and gone and so has Tuesday so let’s go with it being week #699. Last week Stef was up here and we were out and about so I didn’t even attempt to post anything. Letters to Enid … Continue reading
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The Famous Five Adventures – The Painting Puzzle by Sufiya Ahmed
I already have one of these ‘Famous Five Adventures’ – The Library Mystery, but I haven’t read it yet. We were looking for some short reads at the library in the summer for Brodie’s summer reading challenge and I spotted … Continue reading
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Letters to Enid part 90: From volume 5, issue 3.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 5, issue 3. OUR LETTER PAGE Today our three letters are not from children in Britain, but from different places overseas. They are all very good, and as I … Continue reading
Monday #697
Seriously considering renaming these Week# instead of Monday number. The only reason I haven’t (yet) is that it would make it even easier to procrastinate if I’ve not got an actual deadline. Letters to Enid part 90 and The Portrait … Continue reading
August 2026 round up
What I read I beat last month’s record by three. I’m definitely getting good value for money from my Kindle Unlimited subscription this year. You’ll notice a theme… all I can say is KU is too good at recommending … Continue reading
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Monday #696
August has slipped past us now. The nights are definitely drawing in. August round up and Letters to Enid part 90 If you are in Germany you are very lucky as there are facsimile editions of the Adventure Series being … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 89: From volume 5, issue 2.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 5, issue 2. January 16th – 30th, 1957. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Keith Williams, Aberdare, Glam. Dear Miss Enid Blyton, One day when I came home from … Continue reading
The new Adventure Series covers
Recently Pan Macmillan have reissued the whole Adventure Series with new ‘retro’ covers by Rachel Dean. Overall I’m a fan, as the series looks good as a whole. Each book is colourful, and has a unique colour pallette. This means … Continue reading
Monday #694
I started my new job last week so blogging took a bit of a back seat. The new Adventure Series covers and Letters to Enid part 89 Country Life ran an Enid Blyton quiz on her birthday, which was nice. … Continue reading
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