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Category Archives: Blog talk
Monday #269
More Blyton Search Terms and A-Z of Philip Mannering’s Pets Location of the week is the Five-Find Outers’ local macaroon shop. Not only is it part of the hub of operations in Peterswood, it also serves the nicest macaroons, lemonade … Continue reading
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Tagged Five on a Treasure Island, Macaroons, May, Monday, The Five Find-Outers
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Monday #268
A completely un-confusing guide to names in Blyton’s books And Blyton’s funniest animals “I do love the beginning of the summer hols,’ said Julian. They always seem to stretch out ahead for ages and ages.’ ‘They go so nice and … Continue reading
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Tagged Five Go Off in a Caravan, Malory Towers, May, Monday, Wilhelmina Robinson
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Monday #267
Favourite Blyton pets and Names in Blyton’s books and April round up The baby slept soundly. “Will it want a bottle at ten o’clock?” whispered Peter. “And one early in the morning? Most babies do.” They fell asleep. The … Continue reading
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Tagged May, Monday, The Adventure Series, The Circus of Adventure, The Very Big Secret
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Monday #266
The Magic Faraway Tree and Blyton’s Top short stories DAI! BOB! TANG! DOON! JOLL! RAFE! HAL! Morgan shouting for his seven dogs at the end of Five Get Into a Fix is one of my favourite moments. The baddies … Continue reading
Monday #265
The Secret of Cliff Castle and Blyton’s most comforting reads Go away, sea! Go away, I tell you! Do you hear me? Big Ears, who has never heard of high tide, or tides at all, tries to keep the sea … Continue reading
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Tagged April, Big Ears, Monday, Mr Potts, Noddy, Noddy at the Seaside, The Treasure Hunters
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Monday #264
The Magic Faraway Tree part 3 The Secret Island is only a secret to most of those who live near the lake it is on – the rest of us have read the book and know all about it. … Continue reading
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Tagged April, Elizabeth Allen, Monday, The Naughtiest Girl, The Secret Island, The Secret Series
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Monday #263
Ripping Things to Do by Jane Brockett and Funniest TV moments from the Famous Five Fatty shuffled his way to the bus-stop bench near Goon’s house. He let himself down slowly as if he indeed had a bad back. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Jane, April, Disguises, Fatty, Frederick Algernon Trotteville, Monday, The Mystery of the Invisible Thief
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Monday #262
The Magic Faraway Tree and Funniest Moments from the TV series Gloomy Water, of Two Trees. Gloomy Water. Saucy Jane. And Maggie knows as well, fame. Gloomy Water is a, well, gloomy-looking lake in front of the burnt-out shell of what was … Continue reading
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Tagged April, Five on a Hike Together, Gloomy Water, Monday, Those Dreadful Children
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Monday #261
Not sure what happened last week, but we’ll try that again, shall we? Mischief at Midnight by Esme Kerr and Blyton’s bothersome bests MKX. Thursday the 25th. Emma Lane. A red pillow. Ok, so it’s no Two Trees, Gloomy Water etc, … Continue reading
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Tagged April, Five Go Off to Camp, Jock, Monday, The Secret Seven, Well Done Secret Seven
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Monday #260
Mischief at Midnight by Esme Kerr and Blyton’s bothersome best “Clear orf, you! Clear orf!” Mr Goon says clear orf so often that the Find-Outers nickname him Old Clear-Orf. Bets remarks in The Mystery of the Burnt Cottage that that’s what he always says … Continue reading
Monday #258
Our topics this week are: Blyton’s mothers and Favourite locations Malory Towers, a big stone building almost castle-like with its four towers (possible based on Lulworth Castle) is grand enough but its surroundings are even better. It is located on … Continue reading
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Tagged Lulworth Castle, Malory Towers, March, Monday, Noddy, Noddy Goes to Toyland
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Monday #257
Blytonian food, The Enchanted Wood and What we did in February “It is a treek. Did you not give me a dare? Did you not tell me to do a treek on you? I have done one with the teeth. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bourne End, In the Fifth at Malory Towers, Mam'zelle Dupont, March, Monday, Peterswood, The Five Find-Outers
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Monday #256
February is nearly over yet it’s colder than ever! Up in Dundee we are forecast for EIGHT DAYS of snow, brrrr! Mischief at Midnight, by Esme Kerr and Blyton on TV Castaway Hill, the home of Smuggler’s Top, Mr Barling, … Continue reading
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Tagged Castaway Hill, Fatty, February, Five Go to Smuggler's Top, Frederick Algernon Trotteville, Monday
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Monday #254
I am trying something new for Mondays as of today! Monday will now feature a few little snippets like quotes, characters or books plus of course the all important ‘what we will be writing’ now known as topics of the week. … Continue reading
Another look at people searching for Blyton (#4)
This blog idea just keeps on giving – just about every time I look at our search terms I find something funny or interesting (but mostly funny!). The other plus is that these posts are fairly quick to write and … Continue reading
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Tagged Google, Malory Towers, Search Terms, The Famous Five, The Mystery of the Missing Necklace
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