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Tag Archives: August
August 2025 round up
We are into September (and autumn) now so it’s time to look at what I got up to in August. What I read August was a bit of a slow month – only ten books read, but I’m still 13 … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #674
Seeing as I’ve gotten so far behind on Brodie’s reviews I thought I’d better crack on with another one and hopefully catch up eventually. Ironically I had been thinking how fun a Byker Grove blog would be. The clothes and … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk
Tagged August, Aunt Allie, Bill Cunningham, Monday, The River of Adventure
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Monday #673
I missed a couple of weeks – Brodie turned 8 and we have been enjoying the last couple of weeks of the school holidays before he goes into p4. Last Monday was Enid’s birthday – she was born 128 years … Continue reading
September 2024 round up
September has turned into October, so the nights are getting darker, and it’s generally colder. Though it’s still quite warm in the sun sometimes, the slippers and blankets are out at home! What I read I also had quite a … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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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 #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
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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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
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
August 2023 round up
August is over and the hopes of an Indian Summer are fading, as is the light in the evening! What I have read I am now at 92/100 books read, having slogged through a few more dud titles as I … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #542
Welcome to your weekly dose of me being shocked at the passage of time, and complaining about the weather. It is the end of August already. How? The weather has not improved and now I think we can safely say … Continue reading
Monday #541
Guilty admission of the week – I wrote part one of my Secret Island review having only read about three pages, plus flicking through to check a few details. I will have to get reading this week as I don’t … Continue reading
Monday #540
School goes back tomorrow! The past six weeks have just flown by. Letters to Enid part 34 and The Secret Island It must be fun to live in a house That runs on wheels all the day; And when you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Blog talk, Poetry
Tagged August, Ethel Everett, Monday, My Caravan, Silver and Gold
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Monday #539
Brodie turned six at the weekend (where does the time go??) and we have been reading Five on a Treasure Island for the past few bedtimes. He is currently convinced that the Five will find the gold on the wreck … Continue reading
August 2022 round up
August was a better month all round. What I have read I had a much better month in August. I picked up quite a few books which turned out to be un-put-downable and so got read in two days each. … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Doing, Monthly round up, Reading, Round Up, Watching
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Monday #490
The latest book I read had two – count ’em – two references to Blyton in it. Of course I have saved them for a part two of Blyton references in fiction. I have already half-written both of this week’s … Continue reading
Monday #488
That’s two weeks in a row that I have managed to write and publish two posts, I wonder how long I can keep it up for? Brodie starts school tomorrow so I will have a little more time on my … Continue reading
Monday #487
Well, I managed to write twice last week. Let’s see if I can manage to do it two weeks in a row! It’s the last week of the school holidays here, today we are going bowling and crazy golfing to … Continue reading
Monday #486
I was going to begin today’s post by lamenting about promising a review of the Jacqueline Wilson Faraway Tree book last week, and then not delivering. (I was only halfway through the book by the time Friday came around and … Continue reading
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Tagged August, Jacqueline Wilson, Monday, The Magic Faraway Tree: A New Adventure
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