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Author Archives: Fiona
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
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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
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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
Monday #404
I hope you all managed to have some fun over Christmas even if it wasn’t the sort of Christmas you hoped for. Our guide to ‘like Blyton’ for grown-ups and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter … Continue reading
Adventure at the Christmas Market
As promised here is our Christmas story starring the Famous Five and the Mannering/Trents. 1 Lucy-Ann washed the last of the breakfast dishes and sat them in the drying-rack for Jack to dry them. She glanced up at the ceiling … Continue reading
Spot the Famous Five’s favourite Christmas songs
You’ll think I have too much time on my hands, but really I don’t! Here is a short story featuring the Famous Five at Christmas – into which I have added several Christmas song titles. How many can you spot, … Continue reading
Monday #403
Christmas week is finally here, not that it will be much of a Christmas for those who can’t spend it with their loved ones as they had hoped. From this Saturday the whole of mainland Scotland goes into the highest … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 23
Last time Jack and Philip rescued Bill from the enemies’ boat. Again, much of this dialogue is straight from the book. Chapter 23 Jack, the sensible boy that he was asked if they ought to use the oars to row … Continue reading
Blyton’s search terms volume 11
It has been a long time since I’ve done one of these (over a year, actually!), but here are the search terms that have caught my eye lately. The good questions I always try to (very belatedly) answer questions that … Continue reading
Monday #402
Last Monday I said there would be a round up of our Christmas posts this weekend, but as I’ve not published on a Sunday in a while I’m in the habit of thinking my blogging week is done when the … Continue reading
Fan fic Friday: Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 22
Last time the agents found the children’s camp site, their puffin hole, the remains of their signal fire and Anatoly found a stub of pencil that proved Bill had been on that island. You should hopefully recognise most of the … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: The Adventurers and the City of Secrets by Jemma Hatt
The Adventurers and the City of Secrets is the third book in The Adventurers Series by Jemma Hatt (the fourth, The Adventurers and the Continental Chase just came out at the start of November). Like the previous two books this … Continue reading
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