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Author Archives: Fiona
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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Tagged 2020s Famous Five Series, September, The Eye of the Sunrise
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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
Posted in Book reviews, Other Authors
Tagged Sufiya Ahmed, The Famous Five Adventures
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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
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged August, Reading, Round Up, Monthly round up, Watching, Doing
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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
Monday #693
Well, last week entirely ran away from me. So let’s see how this week goes? July round up and The new Adventure Series covers Seeing as I’m going to be looking at the newest covers, why not look at all … Continue reading
Holiday book-buying
When on holiday (or anywhere for that matter) it’s pretty much impossible for the to walk past a bookshop without going in. Or a charity shop or antique shop which may sell books. I struck lucky on this holiday and … Continue reading
Monday #692
Having skipped quite a few Mondays, I’m now back. For now? There’s been a lot going on lately and I start a new job next week, so still a lot going on. So the new job (even though it’s a … Continue reading
June 2026 round up
It’s the school holidays and I entirely failed to post something on Monday, but figured I’d better get my June round up done before it’s August. What I read A lot more than I did in May! Quick stats: 19 … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing, June, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Letters to Enid part 88: From volume 5, issue 1
Previous letters pages can be found here. And just like that we have moved from the 1956 run of magazines and into 1957. According to Blyton’s own letter January was the perfect time to dig over the garden and start … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 5
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Monday #686
I’m still very carefully checking my numberings, though I can’t guarantee how long it will be before I forget at it all goes to pot again. We are on the cusp of a mid-week heatwave – though that has a … Continue reading
Five Get Into Trouble the Graphic Novel
My ratings for the graphic novels so far have been: Five on a Treasure Island ☆☆☆☆ Five Go Adventuring Again ☆☆☆ Five Run Away Together ☆☆☆☆ Five Go to Smuggler’s Top ☆☆☆ Five Go Off in a Caravan ☆ Will … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 87: From volume 4, issue 24.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Those who have been paying attention to the numbering of this series – which I’ve proven on multiple occasions to be terrible at – may notice that I’ve jumped from part 85 to … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #685
We had a bank holiday today because Scotland were playing in the world cup. I did not get up at 2am to watch the match. I also barely watched it when we got together with family to watch it at 11am … Continue reading
