Tag Archives: January

January 2021 Round Up

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Fiona

That’s the first month of the long-awaited 2021 over, and to be honest, it wasn’t any better than much of 2020, was it. What I have read I set myself a target of 100 books for 2021 and then proceeded … Continue reading →

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Monday #408

Posted on January 25, 2021 by Fiona

It’s another Monday but it doesn’t seem like we are getting any closer to the end of this particular lock down. Still, there’s hope somewhere ahead, even if it’s further away than we thought it would be as we celebrated … Continue reading →

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Monday #407

Posted on January 18, 2021 by Fiona

Just a reminder that fan fic Fridays are on hold for the meantime as we work on the next instalment of Cunningham and Petrov. Letters to Enid #23 and Enid Blyton’s winters “In the winter she curls up around a … Continue reading →

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Monday #406

Posted on January 11, 2021 by Fiona

We finished up our second Cunningham and Petrov story last week, and we are about to start work on the third which will take part during The Mountain of Adventure. I hope to start publishing it on Fridays in February … Continue reading →

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January 2020 round up

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Fiona

It’s the first round up of 2020. I’m always glad when January is over as it can be quite a depressing month once the Christmas decorations come down and everyone’s back at work. It has been particularly cold this year … Continue reading →

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Monday #356

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Fiona

Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Aeroplane (a new fanfic story!) and The Naughtiest Girl updated part 5 Jack undid a rope from round his waist. He nearly always had one there. Jack is always prepared (and perhaps … Continue reading →

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Monday #355

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Fiona

A guide to Blyton’s sequels, prequels and continuations and My 2019 in books and Blyton He climbed higher still. When he next looked down he gave a cry of surprise. He could see right down into the hollow trunk of … Continue reading →

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Monday #354

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Fiona

If you like Blyton: A guide to other authors and The Naughtiest Girl updated part 4 If I do try hard to be good, and do everything I ought to, will you please ask Miss Belle and Miss Best to … Continue reading →

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Monday #353

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Fiona

December 2019 round up and First Date: a St Andrews Story It is likely that the Nature Charts for January will show snowy, frosty days, for as the proverb says, stronger cold comes with the longer days. Keep a list … Continue reading →

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January 2019 round up

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Fiona

What I have read I have set a new target of 100 books for 2019. I haven’t started out very well, though. I got quite a few books for my Christmas but I haven’t started any of them yet. I’m … Continue reading →

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Monday #304

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Fiona

Enid Blyton search terms part 8 and This Is Enid Blyton Magazine The Rat-a-Tat Mystery is the fifth Barney mystery. This one has the children staying at Rat-a-Tat house in the middle of the country. It is even more isolated … Continue reading →

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Monday #303

Posted on January 21, 2019 by Fiona

Five Go to Smuggler’s Top part 3: A focus on Uncle Quentin and The Adventure Series covers through the years part 2 I tell you Red Tower isn’t a place. Red Tower is a man. Jo sets Julian right in … Continue reading →

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Monday #302

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Fiona

I treated myself to the Enid Blyton edition of This Is Magazine and it arrived this week. It has a lot of freebies with it and I plan to review it all soon. Christmas and birthday present round up and … Continue reading →

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Monday #301

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Fiona

Happy New Year, everyone! I took a longer than anticipated break over Christmas, but I am back now! I had intended to start again on the 31st but being in that strange limbo between Christmas and New Year I lost … Continue reading →

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January 2018 round up

Posted on February 4, 2018 by Fiona

January has just flown by (for me anyway!) so here’s what we got up to: WHAT I HAVE READ I’ve made a start on my goal of reading 52 books this year – but I must try harder to pick … Continue reading →

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Monday #252

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Fiona

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Monday #251

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Fiona

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Monday #250

Posted on January 15, 2018 by Fiona

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Monday #249 – Happy New Year!

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Fiona

It’s 2018 now and we are back after our Christmas break. We hope you had a great time!   Apologies that the week off turned into a two week holiday, but welcome back into the World of Blyton!

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Stef’s February 2017 (and more) round up

Posted on March 12, 2017 by pippastef

Whoops, as you probably gathered we have missed the last couple of round ups. Fiona has done her blog and now it’s my turn. WHAT I HAVE READ IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS February – Looking for Captain Poldark – … Continue reading →

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