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Author Archives: Fiona
Monday #598
The brief resurgence of warm weather is well and truly over, and I am writing this from under a cosy blanket. If I was in an Enid Blyton book I would of course say under a cosy rug. Rug meaning blanket is … Continue reading
Reading the Sea of Adventure to Brodie
I’m a bit behind on these reviews – we’re actually on Ship at the moment. But better late than never, we read Sea from 17 July to to 5 August. Some things never change People accuse Blyton of being repetitive … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 57: From volume 3 issue 19
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 19. September 14th – 27th, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE This week’s letters are chosen because they all contain such good ideas. The first one wins my letter-prize. … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 3
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Monday #597
Letters to Enid part 57 and Reading The Sea of Adventure to Brodie When I added this banner it was because I wanted to answer a question that had been asked. But why not use it to ask a question … Continue reading
Lifting the flap on two new “Enid Blyton” books
While in the children’s department of the library a few weeks ago a new delivery of books came in and amongst them were two books I’d never seen – or even heard of – before with the name Enid Blyton … Continue reading
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Tagged Continuation books, Faraway Tree Series, Moon Face, Silky, The Enchanted Wood
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Letters to Enid part 56: From volume 3 issue 18
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 18. August 31st – September 13th, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Elizabeth Marshall, Colpetty, Colombo 7, Ceylon. Dear Miss Blyton, This morning just after 8 … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 3
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Monday #596
It’s Monday again – why do the weekends always go by so fast? Letters to Enid part 56 and Lifting the flap on two new “Enid Blyton” books Oh I say! Pretty much every Enid Blyton character must say this … Continue reading
Enid Blyton’s favourite words
If you asked the average person what Enid Blyton’s favourite word was they’d probably say lashings or gosh or ginger beer. If you ask me I think she probably wrote hungry and lunch more often than any of those! I happened to be thinking about The … Continue reading
August 2024 round up
That’s us halfway through 2024 already! What I read Having upped my reading goal to 150 last month, I then found that I didn’t read as much in August, isn’t that just typical? I watched a bit more TV in … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #595
And just like that, it’s September already. Summer isn’t over (if it ever began!) but the evenings are growing darker already. August round-up and Enid Blyton’s favourite words We have books of the week this week, these two which crossed … Continue reading
Letters to Enid part 55: From volume 3 issue 17
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 17. August 17th – 30th, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from from Margaret Edwards, Prospect, Okehampton. Dear Miss Blyton, When I read the story of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Enid Blyton's Magazine, Letters page, Letters to Enid from volume 3
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Monday #594
You know you’ve been reading too much Enid Blyton* at bedtime when your child turns to you and says You’re a beast! *Obviously there’s not really such thing as too much Enid Blyton. Letters to Enid part 55 and Enid Blyton’s … Continue reading
If you like Blyton: Six in a Caravan by Bridget Mackenzie
I bought this as it appealed on two counts: a Blytonian title, and illustrations by Eileen Soper. The Six and the Caravan The title is more accurate than Five Go Off in a Caravan (in which they, of course, use … Continue reading
Reading the The Treasure Hunters to Brodie
Having read 20 of the 21 Famous Fives and 3 of the 8 Adventure Series books Brodie asked what else there was. I had already suggested The Treasure Hunters some time before and it was rejected, but this time he … Continue reading
Monday #593
I know that I’ve put The Treasure Hunters on the list two weeks running now, but things just keep coming up! It’s probably about half-finished at this point so maybe this week will be the week! Reading The Treasure Hunters … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Chris Smith, Five and the Forgotten Treasure, Monday
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Letters to Enid part 54: From volume 3 issue 16
Previous letters pages can be found here. Letters page from Volume 3, issue 16. August 3rd – 16th, 1955. OUR LETTER PAGE A letter from Wendy Spencer, Chippenham, Wilts. Dear Enid Blyton, As you are interested in wild birds, I … Continue reading
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Monday #592
The last six weeks have flown by and schools go back tomorrow! Brodie is now 7 and is going into primary 3, I can hardly believe it. We are currently reading The Mountain of Adventure (oh, those Welsh accents, look … Continue reading
July 2024 round up
That’s us halfway through 2024 already! What I read I hit my 100 books target in July, so I had to up my goal. I went for 150 which seems very doable at this point. What I have read: Me … Continue reading
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Tagged Doing, July, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #591
It’s August now – and we’ve finally had a whole week of decent weather! Possibly the only week, but sometimes that just has to do. August means Brodie is about to turn 7, tomorrow in fact! He’s still loving Enid … Continue reading
Reading The Valley of Adventure to Brodie
After we finished Castle he suggested going back to the Famous Five, but changed his mind. He wanted to know if any of the other books on my shelves were adventurous. I suggested Valley, he wanted something different. He asked … Continue reading
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