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Author Archives: Fiona
Monday #411
We ended up with at least a foot of snow falling in the first few days of last week, snow that’s hung around all week due to the low temperatures. It is supposed to be warm today – up to … Continue reading
Five Go to Mystery Moor
My last Famous Five review came in August last year, and that was Five Have a Wonderful Time. If you’re about to tell me that I have missed Five Go Down to the Sea, I haven’t, I just accidentally reviewed … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged The Famous Five, Five Go to Mystery Moor, Sniffer, Gypsies, Henry, Henrietta, Mystery Moor
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Miss Grayling’s Girls 7 – the rest of her teachers
I seem to preface an awful lot of posts with ‘It’s been a while since the last one of these’ lately. I have a terrible habit of enthusiastically starting a series of posts and then running out of steam despite … Continue reading
Monday #410
As with every year it seems, February’s weather is worse than the previous winter months put together. So far we’ve had nothing but rain and snow, and we’re still in full lockdown until the start of March at least. Still, … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
Despite being known as a ‘children’s classic’ I have only read this series for the first time recently. I had seen the 1995 film before and had a certain fondness for it, but the notion of there being a book … Continue reading
Posted in Book reviews
Tagged If you like Blyton, Lynne Reid Banks, The Indian in the Cupboard
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Monday #409
I was going to say ‘we’re at the end of January’ but I now realise it will be the start of February when this is published. It has probably been a miserable month for a lot of us; cold and … Continue reading
On my bookshelf part 7
A while back I gave you detailed tours of my main bookcases. First up were my Blytons in parts one, two and three, Blyton and Malcolm Saville in part four, miscellaneous children’s books in part five and my collection of … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases, Reading Recommendations
Tagged Book Collecting, Bookcases, Bookshelves
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Monday #408
It’s another Monday but it doesn’t seem like we are getting any closer to the end of this particular lock down. Still, there’s hope somewhere ahead, even if it’s further away than we thought it would be as we celebrated … Continue reading
Enid Blyton’s winters
Winter is firmly here in Scotland. It has been in minus figures most days for the past few weeks, not ideal when our only options for activities outside the house are the garden, walks and playparks. Going for a walk … Continue reading
Letters to Enid 23: From volume 2 issue 11
It has been a long time since I last did a letters to Enid post. To tell the truth I am missing volume 2 issues 14 and 15 and have been wary of doing more posts and then running out … Continue reading
Posted in Magazines
Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 2
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Monday #407
Just a reminder that fan fic Fridays are on hold for the meantime as we work on the next instalment of Cunningham and Petrov. Letters to Enid #23 and Enid Blyton’s winters “In the winter she curls up around a … Continue reading
2020 birthday and Christmas present round up
I’m lucky to have friends and family who know about (if not understand) my love for all things Blyton, and who buy me Blyton-related things for birthdays and Christmases. Here’s my 2020 haul! Corfe castle goodies from Stef’s trip to, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Experiences
Tagged Birthday Presents, Christmas Presents, Corfe Castle, Gifts, Presents
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My 2020 in books and Blyton
Last year I did a sort of round up of my year in books, so I thought I’d do the same again this year. Every year I set some reading goals. The main one is how many books – I … Continue reading
Monday #406
We finished up our second Cunningham and Petrov story last week, and we are about to start work on the third which will take part during The Mountain of Adventure. I hope to start publishing it on Fridays in February … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent epilogue
Last time Anatoly, Bentley and Thompson got their orders to collect Horace’s boat and return to the mainland. Chapter 25 – epilogue As it happened, Anatoly did get his chance to pilot the boat. Bentley decided that if they took … Continue reading
Monday #405
Happy new year! We might be starting it off in a pretty bad place but at least there is hope for the rest of the year. December round up and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 24
Last time Bill and the children escaped the enemy only to end up with their boat caught on some rocks. Chapter 24 As the sun rose on Bill and the children a few miles away, Anatoly, Thompson and Bentley were … Continue reading
A guide to ‘If you like Blyton’ for grown-ups
A while back I compiled a list of all our reviewed authors that you might like if you like Blyton, but it focussed on children’s books. We also have some Blyton for grown-ups recommendations so I’m going to make a … Continue reading
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