Author Archives: Fiona

Just Another Manic Monday

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Fiona

Here we are again, another Monday, and another manic one for me as I have to work when I don’t usually. At the end of this week, I also get the joy of going up to Bonnie Scotland to see … Continue reading →

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My sixteenth Noddy book: You’re a Good Friend, Noddy!

Posted on June 5, 2015 by Fiona

So we’re back to #16 in the series this week, for my 16th review. I was supposed to do this one last time but got the order wrong! This is a strange little story, I have to say. We begin … Continue reading →

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First Monday of June

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Fiona

Wow, where has the year gone? It will be summer before we know it! We’ve had a great week on the blog, and smashed our best daily views record too. This is what our stats page looked like that night. … Continue reading →

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Five Fall Into Adventure: An Exciting Dramatised Adventure

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve been very good this week and actually listened to this in advance of blogging day. I was also a bit forgetful and forgot to turn off the shuffle feature at first, so started with a random chapter. Oh well! … Continue reading →

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Muddle Up Monday

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Fiona

I know what you’re going to say! “How come Stef’s doing the Monday post? It’s Fiona’s turn!” Well, our dear Fiona isn’t feeling her best today and last night so she asked me to blog on her behalf so she … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 9

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Fiona

As planned, and after a month since the last post (where does the time go?) I’m back to looking at the changes to The Island of Adventure. It is chapters 17 and 18 this week, as we move into the second half of … Continue reading →

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Mid May Monday

Posted on May 18, 2015 by Fiona

So we’re half way through May already, and we accidentally forgot to publish Chris’s post on Wednesday, so this week we’ll bring you the review of Five on Finniston Farm that we promised last week! Fiona is planning on reviewing … Continue reading →

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My fifteenth Noddy book: Noddy Has an Adventure

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Fiona

A confession to start: this isn’t the book I was supposed to do this week. I’m trying to do them in series order so You’re a Good Friend Noddy should have come first. But Noddy Has an Adventure is what I … Continue reading →

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May Monday

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Fiona

We’re well into May now, and here we seem to have had nothing but showers! It hasn’t stopped me getting out too much though, but at times I was wishing for a sou’wester and galoshes! Coming up this week: Those … Continue reading →

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If You Like Blyton – Pea’s Book of Holidays by Susie Day

Posted on May 8, 2015 by Fiona

I was rather conflicted about this book before I even opened it. I got it way back in December and had stuck it on the blog schedule for May (after I had gotten through the annual and other new Blytons … Continue reading →

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May Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Fiona

Happy May Bank Holiday! You probably are aware by now that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton have a new addition to their family. The new princess was born on the 2nd May 2015. … Continue reading →

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Five Get Into Trouble: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on May 3, 2015 by Fiona

Five Get Into Trouble is the second CD in the set, Five Fall Into Adventure being the first. I had a half-moment of hesitation before putting Trouble on, as I like to read/listen in order but I’ve been promising Trouble … Continue reading →

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Last Monday of April

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Fiona

We’ve had some glorious weather lately, for the most part. At times it feels like summer has come early and then all of a sudden there’s a sudden shower of hail! Or at least that’s how it’s been in Scotland. … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 8

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Fiona

Yet again I didn’t get a chance to listen to an audio drama for the blog. So we’re back to looking at the changes to The Island of Adventure. Chapters fifteen and sixteen this time, taking us just beyond the half-way … Continue reading →

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Mix Up Monday

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Fiona

Here’s a tricky week for you, Fiona and I are having a planned change around this week, instead of our unplanned one last week! I shall be providing you something interesting for our Friday post, and Fiona will be hopefully reviewing … Continue reading →

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My fourteenth Noddy book: Be Brave, Little Noddy

Posted on April 19, 2015 by Fiona

My fourteenth Noddy book is the thirteenth in the series (that isn’t confusing at all) and it’s one I only have in paperback. I’m not sure of dating it but I’m guessing around the 70s or 80s as it is … Continue reading →

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Monday

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Fiona

Spring is definitely here in Scotland – we’ve had sunshine most of the week and the daffodils and other spring flowers are out in force. Some of our wonderful contributors have also come out of hibernation and that means we have … Continue reading →

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Fiona’s Blyton wishlist

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve got a lot of books, and a lot of those are Blytons. There are a great number I don’t have, though and I thought I would pull together a list of those for you this weekend. I couldn’t possibly … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 7

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Fiona

It’s been a little while since I last did a post on this. There was meant to be one roughly every four weeks but I chopped and changed a few weeks on the schedule so it didn’t work out that … Continue reading →

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First April Monday

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Fiona

I hope you all had a nice Easter. Did you see the April and Easter poems I posted yesterday? Make sure you check them out if you didn’t see them! This week we have no contributor again, but Fiona will … Continue reading →

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