Author Archives: Fiona

Monday #614

Posted on January 20, 2025 by Fiona

As so often is the case I am sitting staring at a blank bit of WordPress editor, wondering what to write. Even I get bored of mentioning what the weather is like. (Mild, if you were wondering). I started this … Continue reading →

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Reading The Ship of Adventure to Brodie

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Fiona

We read this from the 30th of August to the 19th of September so my memories of conversations are a bit hazier than usual – just one reason why I shouldn’t let myself get so behind on these posts! Anyway, … Continue reading →

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My 2024 in books and Blyton

Posted on January 15, 2025 by Fiona

Here’s where I look back on everything I read in the past year and see how well I did, based on entirely arbitrary and often vague goals I have set myself. Goal: read at least 100 books As with most … Continue reading →

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Monday #613

Posted on January 13, 2025 by Fiona

Monday #613 just so happens to be published on the 13th of January? If I wasn’t sure that the numbering system had gone wrong somewhere perhaps I’d read that as some sort of omen. At least it’s Monday and not … Continue reading →

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2024 birthday and Christmas present round up

Posted on January 12, 2025 by Fiona

Having posted on Monday what I was going to write this week, for some reason I then spent the last few days writing my 2024 reading round up. I should have been putting together the one about my birthday and … Continue reading →

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December 2024 round up

Posted on January 8, 2025 by Fiona

Now the last round up of 2024 – or the first of 2025? What I read Last month I was 5 books ahead of schedule, and was glad as I wasn’t sure 12 books would be doable to make my … Continue reading →

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Monday #612

Posted on January 6, 2025 by Fiona

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a good time over the holidays. I had always intended to take a break over Christmas, but it started earlier than I had planned as I came down with the flu. I am … Continue reading →

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Five on a Treasure Island: The graphic novel

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Fiona

Ages ago I intended to write a review of the two Famous Five graphic novels that I have. Instead I wrote a lengthy post covering what had been published in different languages – and even more have come out since … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 62: From volume 3 issue 24

Posted on December 11, 2024 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 24. November 23rd – December 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Rosemary Cox, Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks. Dear Enid Blyton, One day Daddy, Mummy and I … Continue reading →

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Monday #608

Posted on December 9, 2024 by Fiona

We are well into December now! Brodie has asked for Christmas-themed stories so we have picked up Christmas Tales which we only half-read after Christmas 2022 and then forgot about. Letters to Enid part 62 and Five on a Treasure … Continue reading →

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Collins Children’s Annual 1958 part 2

Posted on December 7, 2024 by Fiona

Part one of the annual can be found here. PLEASE TO REMEMBER! A rather frightening-looking guy in this illustration for the Guy Fawkes night-themed poem. I didn’t guess that’s what the poem would be about though remember is a fairly good … Continue reading →

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November 2024 round up

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Fiona

The last round up – or the penultimate round up, depending on how you look at it – of the year! What I read I am at 143/150 (having added the one I proof-read as it is out now – … Continue reading →

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Monday #607

Posted on December 2, 2024 by Fiona

The first Monday of December is upon us! Our Christmas tree went up last weekend but yesterday the advent calendars came out and Elf arrived. I can’t decide how I think Blyton would have felt about Elf. He’s very much … Continue reading →

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Collins Children’s Annual 1958

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Fiona

I had this out last year while I was working on Enid Blyton’s Christmas Stories then and now. That series took me longer than expected, so I didn’t get around to reviewing the annual. I did take a photo of … Continue reading →

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Letters to Enid part 61: From volume 3 issue 23

Posted on November 27, 2024 by Fiona

Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 23. November 9th – 22nd, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE Today it is Sunbeam letter-page. I have chosen the letters to show you the varied things the Sunbeams … Continue reading →

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Monday #606

Posted on November 26, 2024 by Fiona

December is nearly upon us. Normally this is about the time I’d turn on the snow fall effect here, but sadly WordPress took it away a year or two ago. We haven’t had any real snow yet, just a lot … Continue reading →

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Enid Blyton Christmas Gift Guide 2024

Posted on November 17, 2024 by Fiona

This has been another hard one to write as there hasn’t been a great deal of new items out. Maybe there will be more soon with the Faraway Tree movie coming out. It’s a shame there hasn’t been any Malory … Continue reading →

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My updated Enid Blyton wishlist

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Fiona

I wrote my original wishlist in 2015, and I thought it was about time I revisited it to see how many of those gaps I have filled since then. While there are many books I don’t have these were – … Continue reading →

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Monday #604

Posted on November 11, 2024 by Fiona

It’s Sunday evening as I write this and that’s good for me as I often write it on Monday itself, which is never my plan. What’s not so good was the little conversation my brain had with itself this morning, … Continue reading →

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Monday #603

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Fiona

Halloween is over, and tomorrow is bonfire night, so it’s an acceptable time to start looking towards Christmas! I’ve actually started my shopping already, just need to keep up the momentum so I’m not left doing it all last-minute! My … Continue reading →

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