Author Archives: Fiona

My Eighteenth Noddy book: Noddy Goes to the Fair

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Fiona

My eighteenth Noddy should have been Cheer Up, Little Noddy which I was going to review last week. Unfortunately when I opened it I discovered the first 18 pages were missing (what a swizz!) and that put paid to a review. So … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Enid!

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Fiona

Having been born in 1897, it would be Enid Blyton’s 118th birthday today. I think that’s the perfect excuse to celebrate with a piece (or indeed pieces) of cake. Don’t you?

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Monday Madness

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Fiona

“Here we are again, as happy as can be, all good friends and jolly good company” Did you like my singing? It sounds a bit like nails down a chalk board really, which is a shame. However it is Monday … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 12

Posted on August 5, 2015 by Fiona

The first week of our new schedule hasn’t quite gone to plan. Tonight I settled down to  review Cheer Up, Little Noddy for you. Unfortunately when I opened the book I discovered it started on page 19. Nearly a third … Continue reading →

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First Monday of August

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Fiona

From this week we’re going to have a different posting schedule. Our current one worked just fine for us for the past year or so but at the moment things are very quiet on the contributor front and we’re struggling … Continue reading →

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Reblog: 10 Signs You Read Too Much Enid Blyton as a Child

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Fiona

This is not what I promised to bring you today but in my defence I have been busy lugging my enormous book collection to my new flat. I nearly packed the Noddy I planned to review – it’s one of … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in July

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Fiona

Well well well! Its the end of July! July! Where has this month gone?! We’re in the middle of summer already and the dreaded D-month is fast approaching. Madness. So given that we’ve got one more week left on July … Continue reading →

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Five Go Adventuring Again: An exciting audio dramatisation

Posted on July 24, 2015 by Fiona

This is one of the CDs I got free from The Daily Telegraph years ago when they were running a promotion. The only differences between this one and the one that you can buy in the stores is that this … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Fiona

This week has brought a lot of Blyton-y things into my life (along with rather too much rain for my liking). Firstly my latest journal arrived from the Enid Blyton Society – #57 Summer 2015 to be precise. In the … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 11

Posted on July 19, 2015 by Fiona

I managed to get through three chapters again this week, this time 22, 23 and 24. Only five more to go, now! The rest of the series is here, in posts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine and … Continue reading →

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Making the most of Monday

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Fiona

Well Fiona and I have both had busy weekends, having both been working  a six day week, and Monday seems to be the only day we’ve both got off. I think we’re both about to collapse in a heap, but … Continue reading →

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My seventeenth Noddy book: Noddy and the Bunkey

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve gone and gotten it wrong again this week I’m afraid. I said I would review Noddy Has an Adventure, but as anyone with half a brain (i.e. clearly not me) will know, I reviewed that two Noddys ago. So, … Continue reading →

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Making Blyton’s Food: Gingerbread by Katie Stewart

Posted on July 10, 2015 by Fiona

Its been a while since I did you a recipe blog, but I’m making up for that now. I know I’ve done ginger biscuits, but at the same time I’m sure gingerbread comes into the stories quite a lot. As … Continue reading →

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Whoops… it’s Tuesday.

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Fiona

We had a much needed blogging break last week, and I then totally forgot to start back up again! We’ll get back into the swing of things I’m sure, though. We’ve got our schedule sorted for this week at any … Continue reading →

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8 Exciting dramatised adventures: the Short Story Collection, part 2

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Fiona

I reviewed part one some time ago and I’ve discovered that I’ve since misplaced that disk as it isn’t in the case. Oh dear. Disk two was there thankfully, so I can get on tonight. For some strange reason Windows Media … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Fiona

June is racing away from us now although often it seems that summer is yet to arrive. Stef’s back home again after spending the week up in Scotland with me, so there will be plenty of photos to show you … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 10

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Fiona

I managed to get through three chapters this week, 19, 20 and 21. Earlier chapters are here, in posts one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine. My copy of the book is an 8th impression from 1955 … Continue reading →

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Literary Love Letters: Dear Enid Blyton, From Samantha Tonge – Reblogged from Novelicious

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve had this bookmarked for a while, but haven’t needed to use it as we’ve had plenty of material from contributors lately. Rather than having Chris’ Adventure Series posts back to back we thought we’d break things up a little … Continue reading →

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Mid-month Monday

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Fiona

Hello everyone, we’re half way through the month of June today because we have five Mondays in the month. This week I’m staying with Fiona in Scotland so we’re working on making sure we keep each other on track for … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five Card Game played by Fiona

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Fiona

I didn’t get around to listening to an audio drama for the blog this week (I think that was what I was meant to have done, at least!) so as Stef has arrived in Dundee tonight we decided to play … Continue reading →

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