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Author Archives: Fiona
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
Posted in Personal Experiences
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
Posted in Magazines
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
Posted in Magazines
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
Reading the Secret of Killimooin to Brodie
We read this in January/February of 2025 so I am slowly starting to catch up! A very anxious read I’m not sure if this book has the most peril in it, but the peril was almost too perilous at times. … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 85 : From volume 4, issue 22.
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 22. November 21st – December 4th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE I have given this page up to letters from my Sunbeams this time. Aren’t they interesting? A … Continue reading
Posted in Magazines
Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #684
I have checked and double-checked – last Monday was #683 and so this week is #684. I got a rather dubious ‘achievement’ as I was working on last Monday’s post. Congrats to me I guess? Letters to Enid part 85 … Continue reading
Reading the Caravan Family series to Brodie part 2
Last time I covered the first three books. They’re short and simple books so there wasn’t as much to say as there was with the Famous Five or Adventure Series books etc. The Seaside Family Brodie was surprised – and … Continue reading
Monday #683
I realised a few days ago that I’d misnumbered the Monday posts because after #789 I’d done #780, #781 and so on. So I renumbered them. Then I happened to scroll back and realise I had made the same mistake … Continue reading
Reading the Caravan Family series to Brodie
As always I’m way behind on these posts, so I thought I’d combine some of the Family books into one post in an attempt to catch up. They are all quite short books, to be fair! We read them in … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged The Caravan Family, The Family Series, The Pole Star Family, The Saucy Jane Family
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Letters to Enid part 84: From volume 4, issue 21.
Previous letters pages can be found here. [Warning for language considered offensive today.] Letters page from Volume 4, issue 23. November 7th – 20th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Barbara Greenfield and Mary Wadman, Langley, Bucks. Dear Enid … Continue reading
Monday #682
After me complaining endlessly about the cold miserable weather today was the hottest May day ever. I really should be more careful what I wish for! At least this far north it was only in the low twenties and was … Continue reading
Famous Five 90s Style – Our live reactions to Five Go Off in a Caravan
Having read the rather dreadful graphic novel adaptation of Five Go off in a Caravan recently this acted like a bit of a palate cleanser despite the deviations from the book. [The Five walk – or in Julian’s case hobble … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 83: From volume 4, issue 20
Previous letters pages can be found here. [Warning for some offensive terminology again.] Letters page from Volume 4, issue 20. October 24th – November 6th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Rosslyn Shaw, Congo Belge. Dear Enid Blyton, I … Continue reading
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