Author Archives: Fiona

Making Blyton’s Food: Homemade Lemonade Famous Five Style by Helen at Novelicious

Posted on March 18, 2015 by Fiona

It’s spring now (or soon depending on how you define it!) and what better to drink on a warm day than a glass of lemonade? You don’t have to get far into a Famous Five book to find a reference … Continue reading →

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Middle of March Monday

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Fiona

We’ll be having another backwards week this week, with Stef taking the Friday post and me doing one for Sunday. Wednesday I’ll be reblogging a Famous Five recipe for you, on Friday Stef’ll be reviewing another episode of the 90s … Continue reading →

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Looking at The Famous Five Annual 2015, part 2

Posted on March 15, 2015 by Fiona

A few weeks ago I read and reviewed the first half of the annual so here I am looking at the rest of it. I originally posted about getting this for my Christmas here, and I also reviewed the 2014 annual here … Continue reading →

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Muddle Up Monday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Fiona

After last week where we didn’t have a contributor, we have Chris this week, with a look at Uncle Quentin. I shan’t reveal any more than that, because it is rather a nifty piece. Think of it this way, it … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 6

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Fiona

Well, whoops. Let me start with telling you that I’ve just noticed that I’ve done part one, two, three, three and four of this so far. Yes, that’s right, there’s three down twice. So this week would have been five … Continue reading →

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Noddy in Fuzzy Felt Toyland

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Fiona

As promised I got out my fuzzy felt set and took plenty of pictures for you. On trying to make the suggested pictures I discovered there were actually quite a lot of missing pieces but mostly just the narrow strips … Continue reading →

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First Monday of March

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Fiona

I struggled at work yesterday as I tried to remember to write 03 for the month instead of 02. And that’s on top of having to remind myself to write 15 and not 14 still. I can’t quite believe it’s … Continue reading →

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8 Exciting dramatised adventures: the Short Story Collection, part 1

Posted on February 27, 2015 by Fiona

In my head and on the schedule I’ve got the Short Story Collection marked as a one blog post affair. As it turns out (and this will have been obvious to most) it’s still a two CD set and the … Continue reading →

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First Valentines: A St Andrews Story, chapter 2

Posted on February 25, 2015 by Fiona

  Sally hurried back out of the front door of her halls and almost didn’t stop as she bumped into Julian. “Hi!” she said breathlessly, gazing up at him adoringly. “I’m glad you came back,” he laughed, pressing a kiss … Continue reading →

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End of the Month Monday

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Fiona

We have a few gaps to work with this week. We’ve not got a contributor lined up, but Fiona and I are hoping to give you the second part of our Valentines story, giving you what happened on Sally and … Continue reading →

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My twelfth Noddy book: Noddy at the Seaside

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Fiona

This is the seventh title in the series (so I’ve actually read a few in a row now) and one I’ve been looking forward to. I love the beach and the seaside. Most if not all of the Noddys I’ve … Continue reading →

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Mid-February Monday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Fiona

It seems to be getting a tiny bit warmer this week, giving me hope that spring will be just around the corner. I’ve spotted snowdrops and some other flowers cropping up here and there while I’ve been out as well. … Continue reading →

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Looking at The Famous Five Annual 2015, part 1

Posted on February 13, 2015 by Fiona

So this week I’m going to read and review the 2015 annual, I posted about getting it for my Christmas here. I also reviewed the 2014 annual here and here. ON THE OUTSIDE As with last time I’ll start with … Continue reading →

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The Marsh of Adventure by Poppy, chapter 26

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Fiona

Chapter twenty-six: Mrs Cunningham Again! The children followed Bill to the inn. There was faint light on in the kitchen. They trooped in at the back door and into the kitchen. What an exciting night it had been! The children … Continue reading →

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And the Week Begins Again

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Fiona

So we begin another week, and of course we have some more blogs for this week. Fiona will be looking at the 2015 Famous Five annual and reviewing it. Our contributor will be Poppy with the final chapter of her story, The Marsh … Continue reading →

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The Island of Adventure – How has Blyton’s original text fared in a modern edition? part 5

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Fiona

Chapters nine and ten this week. I was wanting to carry on to chapter eleven – Bill Smugs – but there was so much happening in chapter ten alterations wise that I had to stop there. Earlier chapters were covered … Continue reading →

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First Monday of February

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Fiona

That’s the first month of a new year already gone, I’m not quite sure I believe it. It has been very, very cold though and we’ve seen the odd bit of snow lately so I hope February is a little … Continue reading →

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Five Go Down to the Sea: An exciting dramatised adventure

Posted on January 30, 2015 by Fiona

I’m being bad this week and listening to CD2 from the set before CD1. I can’t help that though as I promised to do Five Go Down to the Sea and I much prefer that to the alternative which is Five … Continue reading →

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Our 500th Post!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Fiona

So, this is our 500th post! In just over two years we’ve managed to bring you 500 blogs. How amazing is that? I hope you’re all still enjoying the blog, having fun reading the stories and reviews. We hope we’ll … Continue reading →

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My eleventh Noddy book: Noddy Goes to School

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Fiona

This was one I bought in a big lot of Noddy books and unfortunately when it came I discovered it was a reprint, one of the ones with the different sort of lettering on the front. The dustjacket still has … Continue reading →

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