Category Archives: Personal Experiences

November 2016 round up

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Fiona

Welcome to our November round up. Hope you had a busy month like we did. As you can see we have complied our exploits for the month. Fiona has been reading like a madwoman and I have been wandering around … Continue reading →

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October 2016 round up

Posted on November 6, 2016 by Fiona

It’s November already! It’s getting colder and darker – but enough of that, let’s look at what we did last month! WHAT I READ IN OCTOBER April Fools – Ritchie Tankersley Cusick Fetch Nurse Connie – Jean Fullerton Dying in … Continue reading →

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September 2016 round up

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Fiona

Its that time of the month again, where we round up what we’ve been up to and what’s been going on behind the blogs and the computer! Hope you’ll join in and let us know a little of what you’ve … Continue reading →

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Reblog – JSlawit’s introduction to Enid from Where there’s a Jill there’s a way

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Fiona

I’m always browsing blogs and looking for interesting things to read, and this was one I stumbled upon through a comment on one of Stef’s posts. The blog is still a work-in-progress but it looks like it will be a … Continue reading →

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August 2016 round up

Posted on September 4, 2016 by Fiona

I have decided to try something new this month, having seen it on some of the other blogs that I read. A round up of what we’ve been reading, watching and doing. Naturally not all of it will be Blyton … Continue reading →

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Noddy at the V&A Museum of Childhood

Posted on August 3, 2016 by Fiona

Two weeks ago on my trip to London, I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood at Bethnal Green. I had hoped to see one or two Blyton-related items, and I was not disappointed. The first thing I found … Continue reading →

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Reblog: The search for Kirrin Island – Memories by Hans van der Klis

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Fiona

I’m on a city-break this week without a laptop, and so instead of attempting to blog from an ancient tablet or tiny phone I have chosen to bring you a reblog instead. You may have seen our last reblog from … Continue reading →

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Wandering in the dark near Kröller Müller — Kunst en Cultuur – Arts & Culture

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Fiona

This link was sent to us from Hans van der Klis from The Netherlands. He says:  I’ve written an ‘adventure’ story on my blog, that we (my wife and I) experienced during a visit to a museum in the forest. With some thoughts … Continue reading →

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So Many Editions

Posted on May 13, 2016 by pippastef

I can’t be the only one who collects many editions of the same books in their collection. I have spoken to a couple of people who indeed find it hard to pass up different editions of their favourite books and … Continue reading →

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35 Things We Learned From the Famous Five a reblog from Forever Amber

Posted on April 10, 2016 by Fiona

Amber, of Forever Amber, has come up with a list of things we learn from the Famous Five, including: 1. All underground caves have a stream running through them. If you find yourself trapped in one (by smugglers, natch), all … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five Adventures Card Game played by Fiona

Posted on March 4, 2016 by Fiona

I persuaded Ewan to play this with me last night, and we fell into the same trap as Stef and I did. We drew a card on every turn (the instructions are not quite clear!) and made it pointless to … Continue reading →

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2015 birthday and Christmas present round up

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Fiona

I can say I was truly spoiled last year, and I was lucky enough to get a whole pile of Blyton gifts between my birthday and Christmas. I will most like end up reviewing them all in-depth at some point, … Continue reading →

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My Christmas present round up

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Fiona

This year was one of the poorest for Blyton offerings in my house. In fact the lowest number of my presents to date were Blyton themed. However, I still have some pieces to share with you, though bar one, they … Continue reading →

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Stef’s six favourite Blyton books

Posted on October 2, 2015 by pippastef

So Fiona did her favourite six books for you last week and I promised I would do the same this week, so here goes. It is quite hard doing six! That sixth favourite was quite a hard choice to make. … Continue reading →

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Fiona’s six favourite Enid Blyton Books

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Fiona

I was rather stuck for a post this week as I didn’t want to subject you all to Noddy too many weeks in a row. This post was Stef’s idea as I hadn’t thought of anything myself and she assures … Continue reading →

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A Review of The Bumper Blyton Improvised Adventure

Posted on August 21, 2015 by Fiona

This is a really hard review to write as I don’t really know where to begin. Going right back to the beginning makes sense I suppose – so, a couple of weeks ago we got a message on the blog … Continue reading →

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Reblog: 10 Signs You Read Too Much Enid Blyton as a Child

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Fiona

This is not what I promised to bring you today but in my defence I have been busy lugging my enormous book collection to my new flat. I nearly packed the Noddy I planned to review – it’s one of … Continue reading →

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Literary Love Letters: Dear Enid Blyton, From Samantha Tonge – Reblogged from Novelicious

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve had this bookmarked for a while, but haven’t needed to use it as we’ve had plenty of material from contributors lately. Rather than having Chris’ Adventure Series posts back to back we thought we’d break things up a little … Continue reading →

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The Famous Five Card Game played by Fiona

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Fiona

I didn’t get around to listening to an audio drama for the blog this week (I think that was what I was meant to have done, at least!) so as Stef has arrived in Dundee tonight we decided to play … Continue reading →

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Fiona’s Blyton wishlist

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Fiona

I’ve got a lot of books, and a lot of those are Blytons. There are a great number I don’t have, though and I thought I would pull together a list of those for you this weekend. I couldn’t possibly … Continue reading →

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