Author Archives: pippastef

Julian’s News, chapter 6

Posted on June 7, 2013 by pippastef

It has been a little while since I gave you a piece of Julian’s News, but I hope you’ll forgive me. It got myself into a little bit of a writing rut and couldn’t get out of it. But now, … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

May Flowers

Posted on May 31, 2013 by pippastef

We’ve had some perfect weather for flowers, warm and wet with a dash of sunshine! So let’s get looking shall we? It’s definitely time to start looking for those flowers! And with that said, these are the flowers you need … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Nature | Tagged | Leave a comment

Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on May 27, 2013 by pippastef

Well we had some rather un-inspiring weather on Saturday, but Sunday the weather perked up and seems to be staying with us all of Monday, which is good. This will the second bank holiday in a row where we’ve had lovely weather! … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , | 4 Comments

Making Blyton’s Food: Ginger biscuits

Posted on May 26, 2013 by pippastef

I hope you’re all hungry and free to do a little baking this Whitsun bank holiday. That said, I suppose I should have baked something that appears in Five Go to Billycock Hill as that is the most obvious Whitsun … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Food and recipes | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Bourne End: A May Day walk

Posted on May 17, 2013 by pippastef

It’s beginning to look a lot like summer! In the glorious sunshine on May Day (May 1st) I convinced my friend Catherine to come for another Bourne End walk with me. It’s basically my spring Bourne End blog but because … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Nature, Personal Experiences | Tagged , , , , , | 7 Comments

Monday’s here again!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by pippastef

Where has our GORGEOUS Blytonesque weather gone? It’s all cold and wet again, and once more the forecasts are suggesting that we’ll have a summer like the last one – how dull! In happier news, we have reached over 15,000 hits on … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

In The Fifth at Malory Towers

Posted on May 10, 2013 by pippastef

I know it’s been a while since my last Malory Towers review and I apologise. I just kept having new ideas. Anyway, I’ve managed to start and finish the fifth Malory Towers book in one day and I’m now in … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Book reviews | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Making Blyton’s Food: Recipes to make your mouth water

Posted on May 5, 2013 by pippastef

Last week at work I spotted this book “A Perfect Day for a Picnic” by Tori Finch on the new shelf at work, and I decided to take a look and see if it contained any of the wonderful food mentioned in … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Food and recipes | Tagged , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Another Monday

Posted on April 29, 2013 by pippastef

Monday comes around far too quickly doesn’t it? And we’re so close to the end of April that it doesn’t seem possible. At least we’ve had some much improved and decent weather this week. Such good weather in fact that … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk, Nature | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

April Flowers

Posted on April 19, 2013 by pippastef

I suspect that this year the flowers may be a little late in blooming, with the cold weather and so many snow flurries so late in the year. So let’s see if you can spot any of these beautiful flowers … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Nature | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Musing of a Monday

Posted on April 15, 2013 by pippastef

We’re in the middle of April already, and the blog is approaching its six month birthday. And we’ll be approaching it with over 13,000 views to boot. Last week we had Poppy’s blog on The Mystery of the Missing Necklace, … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Julian’s News, chapter 5

Posted on April 12, 2013 by pippastef

Part five of my fan fiction seemed to slowly sink into the depths of the internet with a woeful glugging sound. For those of you who liked the piece, I present you with part six. The other parts can be seen here: Prequel … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

Stef’s spring reads

Posted on April 7, 2013 by pippastef

I keep waking up in the morning wondering if today will be the day where the weather breaks from winter cold to the tentative glories of spring, so far, no luck. In fact at work I have recently completed a display of … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Reading Recommendations | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bank Holiday Monday

Posted on April 1, 2013 by pippastef

Are we sure that we’ve had Easter this year? Where’s the sun and the flowers? We did? Well that puts me right then. I hope you all had a good Easter weekend and a lot of chocolate eggs to munch on! … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

The eBay of Adventure

Posted on March 29, 2013 by pippastef

I am sure that at one time or another we have all been on eBay, bidding away on something we want so desperately. That in the last few hours of the auction running time we have checked in repeatedly to … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Personal Experiences, Purchases | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Julian’s News, chapter 4

Posted on March 22, 2013 by pippastef

Well after the gushing reviews and pleas for more fan fiction I got for the last post, you can all breathe a sigh of relief because part five is here! In case you missed any of them the previous fan fiction pieces … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Fan fiction | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Just Another Manic Monday

Posted on March 18, 2013 by pippastef

Time certainly is hurtling past us at a fair speed of knots and I, for one, wish it wouldn’t! We are less than two weeks away from Easter, the clocks still haven’t gone forward and we have hardly had a … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Very Blyton birthday presents

Posted on March 17, 2013 by pippastef

To celebrate my birthday today, I thought  I could mark the occasion by writing a blog about past presents I have received that carry that all important Blyton theme. I did a similar thing for my Christmas presents if you remember, so I … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Personal Experiences | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

March Flowers

Posted on March 10, 2013 by pippastef

Brought to you once more from Enid Blyton’s Nature Lover’s Book. This month’s flowers are a bit more jolly and there are a lot more of them to tell you about. In my first edition the March flowers cover two … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Nature | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Where have the weeks gone?

Posted on March 4, 2013 by pippastef

Its MARCH already! March! This year seems to be galloping past! Last week, you had two posts from Fiona to make up for the fact that her post got eaten the week before by WordPress’ schedule function, but no, you … Continue reading →

Rate this:

Posted in Blog talk | Tagged , , | 1 Comment