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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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July 2026 round up

School holidays are drawing to an end (already!) and I’m trying to get on track with posting regularly again. What I read My best month of the year! Quick stats: 20 books read 115 out of 150 so far 25 … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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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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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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 →

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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 →

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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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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 →

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