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Author Archives: Fiona
Monday #626
Tomorrow is a school day as the holidays are now over. It’s also going to be the first rainy day we’ve had in about two weeks! That at least means I shouldn’t have to go out and water the peas, … Continue reading
Wildings: The Secret Garden of Eileen Soper by Duff Hart-Davis
I bought this late last year and it sat in my to read pile. My metaphorical to read pile, as it was “shelved” on the floor under a table along with a host of other books a bit too large … Continue reading
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Tagged Duff Hart-Davis, Eileen Soper, Nature, WIldings
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Letters to Enid part 68: From volume 4, issue 5
Previous letters pages can be found here. NB this is another letters page to use wording that is considered derogatory and offensive in the UK (and potentially elsewhere) today. As I am transcribing these letters exactly as written by the … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #625
I did say last week that I had got hold of a copy of the New Famous Five book, but I haven’t actually read it yet, so that review is still to come. I am trying to work my way … Continue reading
Malory Towers on TV series four: Episodes three and four
The first two episodes were patchy, so let’s see how episodes three and four do. The Inter-Tower Match I have to admit, the title and synopses for this episode made me groan. I actually enjoy the bits in the books … Continue reading
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March 2025 round up
What I read I definitely read less this month – been watching too much TV instead! I’m somehow still 8 ahead of schedule, though. I read two books about bookshops and libraries (BABALS – I’m going to use this until … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing, March, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #624
Although it is still March (just) the April holidays have just begun here and so I have ten days before I have to be back at work. The weather forecast is pretty decent for this week – plenty of sunshine … Continue reading
Malory Towers on TV series four – Episodes one and two
I am really quite behind on the show as series four began airing in May 2023. I did watch the two-part Christmas special already, though, so I can move straight from series three to four. I have had other people … Continue reading
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Tagged Malory Towers, Malory Towers on TV, Malory Towers series four
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Five Go to Smuggler’s Top: The graphic novel
So far we’ve had two decent adaptations and one pretty poor one. Which way will this one go? Sacrilege from page one What could be worse, I ask you, than an adaptation of Five Go Adventuring Again that takes place … Continue reading
Monday #623
I’m aiming high this week – read something and watch something before reviewing both. Let’s see how well I do! Five Go to Smuggler’s Top: The graphic novel and Malory Towers on TV series 4 Having just reviewed the graphic novel … Continue reading
Five Run Away Together: The graphic novel
The graphic novel version of Five on a Treasure Island was fairly good, while Five Go Adventuring Again was rather poor. What will I make of Five Run Away Together? Let’s find out. An unrecognisable beginning We start off with … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 67: From volume 4, issue 4
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 4, issue 4. February 15th – 28th, 1956. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Jennifer White, Busy Bee, Loughborough, Leicestershire. Dear Enid Blyton, I decided to give my pets … Continue reading
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Monday #622
It’s Monday so that means it’s that day where I sit and try to figure out what I’m going to write this week. It’s not that I have a lack of ideas, I have a long list, it’s more that … Continue reading
Building Noddy’s Toy Village
You may remember my Christmas presents post where I showed off what I got in the way of Blytonian gifts. One of those things was Noddy’s Toy Village, which I have now built and am ready to show off. Noddy’s … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 66: From volume 4, issue 2
Previous letters pages can be found here. It appears that I added the wrong letters page last time! The cover and dates were from 4.2 but the letters were the ones from 4.3. To fix this I have retitled that … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 4
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Monday #621
It may be spring (meteorologically) but after a mild weekend with a bit of sunshine it is back to being pretty cold. We are seeing lots of crocuses, snowdrops and a few daffodils, though, so there’s hope yet. Letters to … Continue reading
Malory Towers on TV – A series three overview
As with series one and two I thought I should do a recap. A brief episode recap I’ll have to wrack my brains here as I watched the earlier episodes a really long time ago! There will be spoilers included … Continue reading
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Tagged Malory Towers, Malory Towers on TV, Malory Towers Series three
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February 2025 round up
While January seemed to never end February has seemed to pass by quite quickly. What I read I read a lot of titles, though several were fairly short. In total I’ve read 33, which is 8 ahead of schedule. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing, February, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #620
March has arrived and with it meteorological spring has begun. We picked up some grow bags and seeds at Aldi at the weekend, but will have to wait until we stop having frost to plant anything. That could be as … Continue reading
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