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Blyton on birthdays

Posted on August 9, 2019 by Fiona

As it would have been Enid Blyton’s one hundred and twenty-second birthday on Sunday, I thought I’d do a post looking at birthdays in her books. Birthday books The Exciting Birthday Published in 1927, The Exciting Birthday is all about … Continue reading →

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Inscriptions in books 4: Books given with love

Posted on December 22, 2018 by Fiona

These are some of my favourite types of inscriptions – ones where a book is given as a gift. There are lots of lucky children here, given books by their aunties, uncles, parents and possibly even friends. There are books … Continue reading →

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Happy birthday to us!

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Fiona

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 →

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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 →

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My Favourite Birthday Cake – Enid Blyton Style

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Fiona

I think I might have mentioned it once or twenty times twice, but Five Go to Smuggler’s Top is one of my favourite books. For that reason my lovely mother made me this cake for my ninth birthday – though she missed … Continue reading →

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