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by Rowena
11 Jun 2007, 14:49
Forum: The Books
Topic: Help with a "Farm" Question - urgent
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

I thought it was Tinker then remembered Tinker Stick and put Bundle instead lol - so it is Holly Farm! thank you
hiya Liz, I havent' been anywhere hardly at all for ages - have been mad busy.
by Rowena
11 Jun 2007, 09:05
Forum: The Books
Topic: Help with a "Farm" Question - urgent
Replies: 9
Views: 1198

Help with a "Farm" Question - urgent

The Cherry Tree Farm books, and Mistletoe Farm, where do Roddy and Melisande etc end up living, after they get their own farm? Is it Holly Farm or Cherry Tree? I NEED to know and (of course) can't find my copy of the book! The one where Roddy gets the dog and the *posh* mother makes him send it back...
by Rowena
03 Apr 2007, 20:20
Forum: The Books
Topic: Better titles for the Adventure books?
Replies: 48
Views: 4860

[Moose:] Ultimately, she wasn't in the position where she had to have a catchy title to sell books .. she could have published ' the Famous Five and a nice cup of Tea' and it would have sold. That sounds like a great title to me. :wink: Don't you agree, Susie and Peppermint Peppy? A friend of mine ...
by Rowena
05 Sep 2006, 11:28
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Up The Faraway Tree
Replies: 0
Views: 621

Up The Faraway Tree

I have a paperback copy of "Up The Faraway Tree" for sale, it's a nice copy in good condition. There is an inscription in neat black ink inside the front cover and a red line under the word 'children's' in ink on the back outside cover. If anyone wants it, it's £8 including postage 1st cla...
by Rowena
01 Aug 2006, 22:55
Forum: Other Authors
Topic: Milly-Molly-Mandy
Replies: 32
Views: 4721

I'm currently reading one *chapter* each night to my daughter - she's almost 4 and she loves them :D we have a single volume with all the stories in it, and she loves the map at the beginning of each book the best, we spend ages finding all the various houses where everyone lives. There is the odd t...
by Rowena
08 May 2006, 16:10
Forum: Wanted
Topic: river of adventure 80s version
Replies: 5
Views: 1153

Hi Liz, sorry it took so long, my books were in chaos (and mostly still are in spite of new bookcases :? :shock: ) sadly it's not River I have two of, it's Sea and Island.
by Rowena
15 Apr 2006, 22:30
Forum: General Natter
Topic: What's Your I.Q. ?
Replies: 38
Views: 3457

Well I got 30 in about half an hour but now my head hurts lol
I stuck on 7, 14 and 28 - whether I'd get them if I sat here a bit longer I'll never know so if some kind soul will tell me the answers I'll be eternalyy grateful :D
by Rowena
05 Apr 2006, 16:25
Forum: Games
Topic: Weird translation of a scene
Replies: 197
Views: 22668

How about this one? Work the colleague the different box ten, sprang up the red fox U at the presto and the outside,! It gave the short bark and regarding it nose the fact that it runs in the that time shop and ground it was started. The children together, the fox isolated ground fall inside the wa...
by Rowena
26 Mar 2006, 01:03
Forum: Miscellaneous Blyton
Topic: Questions about the "Little Folk"
Replies: 34
Views: 3315

A lot of the Folklore surrounding the *little people* or *fairy folk* goes back thousands of years into Mythology,the Celtic mythology is especially rich. Many many authors seem to follow the *conventions* when dealing with Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes etc, fantasy fiction especially, for example, the Elv...
by Rowena
26 Mar 2006, 00:58
Forum: General Natter
Topic: Accents speak louder than words
Replies: 54
Views: 5379

It turned out that whoever I was looking at when I was speaking I had the same accent as. I would switch from a Northern to a Southern accent mid sentance depending who I was looking at. I was completely unaware of doing it. My sister's friend married an American and she does that, swaps from Ameri...
by Rowena
17 Mar 2006, 20:37
Forum: Games
Topic: Famous Five Books - a Quiz
Replies: 4171
Views: 599201

Was it because they went off totally alone and decided where to go on their own? (I need a re-read to keep up with these quizzes!!! but I just had a *feeling* for this one as it's not TOO long since I read it.)
by Rowena
15 Mar 2006, 13:01
Forum: Wanted
Topic: river of adventure 80s version
Replies: 5
Views: 1153

I already said this to someone else, I have several duplicates and when I FIND them :? :shock: will let people know which they are....
by Rowena
14 Mar 2006, 13:24
Forum: The Enid Blyton Day
Topic: Enid Blyton Day!
Replies: 25
Views: 10142

Thanks for the info. Sadly Berkshire is just too far away, if I go anywhere I more or less HAVE to get there and back in a dayso Brum is about my limit :cry:
by Rowena
14 Mar 2006, 00:25
Forum: The Enid Blyton Day
Topic: Enid Blyton Day!
Replies: 25
Views: 10142

At the risk of branding myself a bit thick, when and where is it? Can we have a link if there's somewhere with all the details please? Tony's website? I expect I've missed seeing it somewhere but it's nsowing here and my tiny brain has frozen. I would love to go if I possibly can but I need to know ...
by Rowena
14 Mar 2006, 00:20
Forum: The Books
Topic: Malory Towers
Replies: 18
Views: 3414

When I was younger my grandparents lived on the west coast and on the sea front of their town there was a small pool that was filled by the sea every time the tide came in and I loved it. It was only waist high as a child and warmed up quickly in the sun. So the idea of a much larger version is rea...