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Tag Archives: October
Monday #499
It’s the last Monday, and the last day, of October. That means firstly it’s Halloween today, and that the clocks went back yesterday morning. I’m writing this rather later than usual – at half past five – and it’s already … Continue reading
Monday #498
Every week I have to check what number of Monday I am on. This week, it struck me that almost 500 Mondays, divided by 52 makes nearly 10 years. Checking the earliest post on the blog confirmed the maths – … Continue reading
Monday #497
We are over half-way through October already so we are starting to think about Halloween in our house. Brodie wants to go ‘trick or treating’ for ‘candy’ and has been told it’s guising and sweets here (and he can only … Continue reading
Monday #496
It feels like I was just writing my last (and lighthouse themed) Monday post but it was in fact a week ago. I haven’t visited any exciting places since then, but it’s the first of two weeks school holidays now, … Continue reading
Monday #495
My weekend seemed to go past at whirlwind speed and I completely forgot about writing a Monday post on Sunday evening. I have at last remembered that today is Monday, though. September round up and Five Go to Demon’s Rocks … Continue reading
Monday #447
The October holidays have ended where I am, and we are moving firmly through autumn now. We were having unseasonably mild weather for October, then overnight it turned to unseasonably cold – that’s Scotland for you! The hats and gloves … Continue reading
Monday #446
After a year and a half of not being able to go on holiday we’ve had two in two months. I am writing this from a little house in Aviemore, but by the time it goes live we will be … Continue reading
Monday #445
Last October I was writing about how it would be my last month of full furlough. I was right and also wrong, as although I went back to work in November, I was back on furlough January to March. This … Continue reading
Monday #444
This is the first post for October – the month where it gets colder, darker, the clocks go back and where Halloween comes at the end. As of this week I return to my normal hours at work – so … Continue reading
Monday #395
The New Bobbsey Twins #5: The Case of the Close Encounter by Laura Lee Hope and Cunningham and Petrov: The Mystery of the Missing Agent chapter 16 WHOOOOOOOSH! David was famous for his sneezes – but this was a … Continue reading
Monday #394
I did have a holiday planned for this week but due to the rules in Scotland it has had to be postponed until April 2021 (it had already been postponed from April 2020). Dog Loves Books and Enid Brighton and … Continue reading
Monday #393
It’s October and that means the schools are off where I am – I now have to actually know and care about these things as it means Brodie is off nursery. They came off last week actually but I’ve only … Continue reading
Monday #392
It’s October, the days are getting noticeably shorter and the heating will probably be going on soon. Here’s what’s coming up on the blog this week. If You Like Blyton: The New Bobbsey Twins #1, The Secret of Jungle Park … Continue reading
Monday #343
Remember, remember the fifth of November and Updates to Blyton’s Texts: The Naughtiest Girl in the School The countryside lay smiling in the afternoon sunshine. Cottages clustered together here and there, and cattle grazed in the fields. In the distance, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cliff Castle, Monday, October, The Children at Happy House, The Secret of Cliff Castle
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Monday #342
Enid Blyton at Halloween? and Letters to Enid part 17 Curly runned away, he runned fast! Benny blames his pigling for leading him astray in Five Go to Billycock Hill. The Saucy Jane Family is the second book about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Five Go to Billycock Hill, Monday, October, The Saucy Jane Family
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Monday #341
If you like Blyton: A Mystery for Ninepence by Phyllis Gegan and Updates to Blyton’s texts: The Naughtiest Girl in the School Sid was quite overcome at his wonderful evening. First there was what he called a ‘smasher of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Craggy Tops, Five Fall Into Adventure, Monday, October, The Island of Adventure
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Monday #340
Letters to Enid part 16 and Five Get Into Trouble Fattish! Could the owner of the sleep-walking uncle be – that fat boy! Was is that pest again, On the Track of Something as usual? Mr Goon is rather upset … Continue reading
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Tagged Five Go to Demon's Rocks, Jeremiah Boogle, Monday, Mr Goon, October, The Mystery of the Strange Bundle
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