Author Archives: Fiona

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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What I nearly bought this week…

Posted on April 3, 2015 by Fiona

A blog staple these days seems to be a “haul” post, often by video, showing off the blogger’s latest purchases – mostly of clothes and make-up though I’ve seen supermarket ones and baby things ones as well. Any hauls on this … Continue reading →

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Last Monday in March

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Fiona

Well March has flown by! We’ve had the odd sight of nice weather – brief spells of sunshine – so I’m hoping to see more of that once we get into April. Wednesday is shaping up to be contributorless again … Continue reading →

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The Amelia Jane Bumper Book

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Fiona

I was intending to review one of my audio dramas  this week but I wasn’t in a mood to listen to one last night. On the plus side I did actually find all my audio CDs while tidying up so … Continue reading →

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Reblog: A Postcard From Enid Blyton by Roger Thiedeman

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Fiona

Unfortunately things didn’t work out with our potential blogger this week, but never mind. Instead here’s a post from over at the March House Books Blog which is run by the lovely Barbara. March House Books is an online second-hand book … Continue reading →

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Monday Muddles

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Fiona

Its Monday again and we have a bit of a problem this week blog wise. That problem being that we do not have a contributor for Wednesday. We have an offer from someone to write something, but we can’t guarantee that. … Continue reading →

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My thirteenth Noddy book: Noddy and the Magic Rubber

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Fiona

This is one of my tattier Noddys as it’s missing its spine completely. It’s just about still in one piece though. THE STORY I’ve noticed that most of the stories start at breakfast, but there’s no visit from the milkman … Continue reading →

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