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Author Archives: Fiona
Happy birthday to us!
The blog is one year old today! And what a year it has been. I like to think we’ve gotten to grips with the whole blogging thing by now, after a shaky-at-times start. We’ve racked up over 33,000 views in … Continue reading
Last Monday in October
October is nearly over, which means it’s almost November and the blog’s first birthday. The weather is definitely getting worse, temperatures are dropping nearly as fast as the leaves are falling from the trees. On Wednesday you can read the … Continue reading
Monday comes and Monday goes
So we’re almost at the end of October, isn’t that scary? Not to mention that early November, the 2nd in fact, will be the first birthday of the Blog! So we have that to look forward to! This week we have … Continue reading
Musings for Monday
Stef and I have had a very busy week, and we’ve come up with one or two exciting ideas for the blog. Hopefully they’ll work out and you’ll be able to see them in a month or so. For this … Continue reading
Monday in Scotland
It’s Monday and as the title suggests I am in Scotland, annoying Fiona, and having some fun. On Thursday we’re off to Newcastle to visit the Enid Blyton exhibition at Seven Stories, so hopefully next week we’ll have a blog … Continue reading
Apple Song – A poem by Enid Blyton
Stef has had a lengthy journey today, all the way up to Dundee to stay with me and so I’ve bashed out a poem for you all for tomorrow to save her having to start something now. Apples on the … Continue reading
Amelia Jane Again! part 1
Amelia Jane Again is the second Amelia Jane book, coming after Naughty Amelia Jane, containing thirteen more stories originally published in Sunny Stories. I’ve no idea what I paid for my copy (fourth impression, 1954), though I know bought it to replace … Continue reading
Last Monday in September
It feels like only a week ago I was writing about it being the first Monday in September, but no, my calendar assures me that was a month ago! This week we will have another post from Fred, talking about … Continue reading
The River of Adventure
First published in 1955 this is the eighth and final book in the series. I’m going to start by saying this is my least favourite book in the Adventure Series, and I think it’s the weakest too. From what I’ve … Continue reading
The Spider’s Web – A poem by Enid Blyton
I’ve been under the weather all week and spent Saturday in bed instead of at work. So, I’ve decided not to tax my sluggish brain too much and have typed up a poem for you. The Spider’s Web It hangs … Continue reading
Monday
Well it’s Monday, again, and we’re halfway through September already. The weather up here has taken a turn for the worse; high winds, pouring rain and snow forecast too! This week on the blog I hope to post my last … Continue reading
Buying Enid Blyton books in charity shops
This advice is probably suitable for all vintage children’s books, not just Blytons, but we’re all about the Blytons on this blog! A lot of this is just common sense, and it’s not going to be a “go to this … Continue reading
The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure, chapter 2
Determined not to keep you waiting a long time between chapters, I’m letting all of you lovely readers have a look at chapter two of The Missing Papers: A St Andrews Adventure. Chapter one can be found here I do … Continue reading
Naughty Amelia Jane!
The Amelia Jane books might well have been the first Blyton ones I read, or had read to me. As I’ve mentioned before I had Dean editions of the first two books, but now I have a 1947 ninth impression … Continue reading
First Monday in September
Well, September is upon us, and so is Autumn. In Dundee the season practically changed overnight, Saturday was warm and sunny but Sunday was cold, cloudy and windy. Our contributor this week is Poppy, and we’ll be putting up the … Continue reading
A celebration of 200 posts
Some of you may remember that back in March this year we reached one hundred posts on the blog. Well, this week we reached our two-hundredth with our Monday post. (This is post number two hundred and two!) That’s an … Continue reading
The Circus of Adventure
First published in 1952 this is the seventh book in the series. There will be fairly big spoilers for the whole book in this review, so you’ve been warned! This is my absolute favourite book in the Adventure Series, but … Continue reading
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