Author Archives: Fiona

Monday #565

Posted on February 5, 2024 by Fiona

After a spotty January in terms of posting, I don’t think there will be anything this week either as Stef will be up visiting me. I have read all the suggestions for future content though, and have taken them on … Continue reading →

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January 2024 round up

Posted on February 2, 2024 by Fiona

The first round up of 2024 already. January seems to have simultaneously dragged and rushed by! What I have read I read quite a bit this month, and finished on 12/100. When I wasn’t well I did some comfort listening … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton references in other works of fiction part 3

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Fiona

I’ve done two of these posts already, but here I am with enough material for a third post. Books about bookshops, libraries, booklovers and so on are always full of literary references. However, most of them are references to works … Continue reading →

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Monday #564

Posted on January 29, 2024 by Fiona

I’m back, having mostly recovered from my first lurgy of the year. Another one so kindly brought home from school and shared around. How I longed for someone to suggest I needed some fresh country air and a week (or … Continue reading →

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My 2023 in books and Blyton

Posted on January 18, 2024 by Fiona

This is my fifth full-year round up, so I think you’ll know what to expect from it. I’ve seen a lot of debate online recently about reading goals – many people can’t understand why anyone would make a goal as … Continue reading →

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Monday #562

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Fiona

We are heading into an extremely cold week where I am, consistently below freezing and feeling as low as -10. If I can thaw myself out enough to type, here’s what I have planned for this week. (I have made … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 9

Posted on January 14, 2024 by Fiona

This is unseasonably late, but I really didn’t want to leave it until Christmas 2024! Santa Claus Gets Busy This was first published in the Sunday Graphic in 1947, and the illustrations were uncredited. It was then reprinted in Enid Blyton’s … Continue reading →

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December 2023 round up

Posted on January 11, 2024 by Fiona

We are a whole week into January so it is definitely time for me to jot down what I got up to in December. Naturally this will be rather Christmas-heavy. What I have read I embraced the Christmas romance novel … Continue reading →

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Monday #561

Posted on January 8, 2024 by Fiona

Happy New Year to all my readers! I hope everyone had a good festive period and the return to work hasn’t been too arduous. (Assuming you were off, that is. I remember working Christmas in retail only too well…) I … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 8

Posted on December 24, 2023 by Fiona

I was so close to finishing this in time for Christmas, like I intended to. But we’ve all been feeling ill this week, so that on top of the wrapping and other last-minute Christmas preparations was too much. That means … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – The Christmas specials part 2

Posted on December 20, 2023 by Fiona

Last time I made a few predictions as to what I thought might happen in part two. Let’s see how well I did. Christmas lights SOS Episode two starts right where we left off last time, with the girls huddled … Continue reading →

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Monday #558

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Fiona

Last Monday before Christmas. I’m thinking about all the blogging I have planned for this week, but also all the wrapping that I have to do, and wondering if there are enough hours in the day(s). Malory Towers: The Christmas … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 7

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Fiona

We are at part 7 of 8, which means there’s only one blogging week until Christmas! I ran out of time this week, though, so only managed three stories instead of four. That means I have to try to squeeze … Continue reading →

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Malory Towers on TV – The Christmas specials

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Fiona

I normally avoid watching or reading things out of order, but as I’m way behind on the Malory Towers on TV reviews I figured it couldn’t hurt to watch the Christmas specials while it’s seasonally appropriate. Having seen it was … Continue reading →

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Monday #557

Posted on December 11, 2023 by Fiona

Just two weeks until Christmas now, and I’ve still got plenty of Christmassy content to go! Malory Towers on TV: The Christmas Specials and Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now part 7 Probably not news to anyone who’s read … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 6

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Fiona

This is the second half of what was originally going to be part 5, and is now part 6. A Family Christmas Part Eight: Christmas Carols Daddy tells them about carols which means a ring-dance, a dance in a circle. But … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now, part 5

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Fiona

This was going to be part 5 of 7, but I’d written so much here (despite not having the text to compare for the two short stories) that I’m going to split this into two, and make it an eight … Continue reading →

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November 2023 round up

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Fiona

It’s December so it’s time for me to write up what I did in the penultimate month of 2023. What I have read I carried on with a few witchy-themed titles I had left over from Halloween, and then decided … Continue reading →

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Monday #556

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Fiona

We are firmly in December now, and have just had a decent snowfall. Our weekends have been filled with Christmas activities, though I am yet to finish my Christmas shopping. November round up and Enid Blyton’s Christmas stories then and … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories, then and now part 4

Posted on December 3, 2023 by Fiona

I’m working very hard at staying on track with this series of posts. This is part 4 of what should be a 7 part series. A Family Christmas Part Five: The Christmas Tree Chapter five of the Christmas book and … Continue reading →

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