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- 28 Apr 2024, 11:52
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Mr. Twiddle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 169
Re: Mr. Twiddle
Thanks for the info Anita. I don't know whether houses in Ipswich weren't built like that, or maybe those that did have all been demolished (there was a massive bulldozing of older properties back in the 1960s), or whether they've all been altered over the years. My first house was a Victorian terra...
- 28 Apr 2024, 10:20
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Mr. Twiddle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 169
Re: Mr. Twiddle
Anita, that's a good point about the Twiddle's not being from a privileged/upper-class setting. There is definitely a warm, cosy feel about their home, and I seem to recall comments where they are cautious with their money. Although one lovely episode has Mr Twiddle splashing out on 3 red roses for ...
- 26 Apr 2024, 21:06
- Forum: Blyton On TV
- Topic: Famous Five '78 series Memorabilia - UPDATED 130507 Page 3
- Replies: 256
- Views: 49249
Re: Famous Five '78 series Memorabilia - UPDATED 130507 Page 3
Welcome Sarah, sorry to hear about your father.
Lovely to hear about you acting out the scripts with your friends, sounds like fun.
I remember watching the series when it was on TV.
Lovely to hear about you acting out the scripts with your friends, sounds like fun.
I remember watching the series when it was on TV.
- 23 Apr 2024, 18:22
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Mr. Twiddle
- Replies: 8
- Views: 169
Mr. Twiddle
I've just finished one of the Mr Twiddle books. My brother had one as a child and I used to enjoy hearing our mother reading it to him. This I adifferent one, and I don't think I'd read it before. It was fairly typical of the exploits of Mr Twiddle and as well as enjoying all the stories I couldn't ...
- 23 Apr 2024, 10:07
- Forum: The Enid Blyton Society Journal
- Topic: Journal 42
- Replies: 66
- Views: 11019
Re: Journal 42
I'm currently reading Journal 42. By the time this journal was issued, I had finally joined the forums, but don't think I'd subscribed to the journals yet. I know I asked for the subscription for a birthday present for a year or two, and eventually dug deep into the coffers and paid for it myself. ;...
- 20 Apr 2024, 13:36
- Forum: Miscellaneous Blyton
- Topic: The nice the naughty and the nasty: the tiny world of Enid Blyton
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3502
Re: The nice the naughty and the nasty: the tiny world of Enid Blyton
I'm currently reading Bob Dixon's two books for research for an essay. I've also got David Rudd's book ready to give counterpoints to Bob's comments. I'm not sure if Bob's books can be truly classed as 'academic' works, but I did spot what appears to be a flaw. He states that there are 22 Famous Fiv...
- 19 Apr 2024, 22:52
- Forum: Other Authors
- Topic: What other author are you reading at the moment?
- Replies: 4733
- Views: 2059220
Re: What other author are you reading at the moment?
[ Eliot was an extraordinary writer. I've now read Silas Marner , Middlemarch and The Mill on the Floss and loved them all although she is occasionally a bit too "cerebral" for me. I need a bigger brain for her books. :lol: I feel like that with many other authors. :) I'm currently dippin...
- 19 Apr 2024, 21:11
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: What makes you annoyed?
- Replies: 1542
- Views: 83571
Re: What makes you annoyed?
It was a residential street that I know well, but I can't recall there ever having been a bin in it. The closest ones would be on the main road at the bus stops a minute's walk away. I think in general though there are less bins about as people set fire to them from time to time. Plus of course ther...
- 19 Apr 2024, 14:55
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: English Grammar, Spelling and Vocabulary
- Replies: 2187
- Views: 181475
Re: English Grammar, Spelling and Vocabulary
I've just been reading some on-line safety tips regarding games for young children. It's a resource that is recommended by schools, so ought to be pretty good. One section talks about educational games to teach children basic maths which feature "they're" favourite characters. Hmm, looks l...
- 19 Apr 2024, 09:33
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: What makes you annoyed?
- Replies: 1542
- Views: 83571
Re: What makes you annoyed?
I'm not sure 'annoyed' is the best description of how I felt, maybe angry, flabbergasted, speechless, upset...... I was recently walking down a local street, when a car pulled up onto the pavement and the driver got out. I noticed it, firstly because the car was almost completely on the pavement, an...
- 19 Apr 2024, 09:19
- Forum: General Natter
- Topic: What Are You Doing Now?
- Replies: 12380
- Views: 1519509
Re: What Are You Doing Now?
Ouch Bertie, your poor brother, that sounds awful.
- 17 Apr 2024, 10:35
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Readathon 20/04/20 - Mystery of the Strange Messages
- Replies: 141
- Views: 8084
Re: Readathon 20/04/20 - Mystery of the Strange Messages
Good point Bertie about Jo in the FF. I think perhaps I'm only noticing the class attitude nowadays as I'm on a course which has covered the topic, so I'm more aware of it. As you say, it seemed to be the accepted 'norm' at the time these books were written. I'm currently reading The Listerdale Myst...
- 17 Apr 2024, 09:16
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: Readathon 20/04/20 - Mystery of the Strange Messages
- Replies: 141
- Views: 8084
Re: Readathon 20/04/20 - Mystery of the Strange Messages
I've just finished reading this book. I'd read it once before, but had forgotten pretty much all of it, apart from the notes turning up in odd places, and Mrs. Totteville's skirts swishing angrily! I found it an odd FFO book. The plot I thought was actually quite good, but it seemed as if it was mos...
- 14 Apr 2024, 21:07
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: What Enid Blyton book have you recently bought?
- Replies: 6223
- Views: 360894
Re: What Enid Blyton book have you recently bought?
Definitely think you've got yourself a bargain there Pete.
The booklet looks very interesting.
The booklet looks very interesting.
- 14 Apr 2024, 09:33
- Forum: The Books
- Topic: What Enid Blyton book are you reading right NOW!
- Replies: 8276
- Views: 559830
Re: What Enid Blyton book are you reading right NOW!
I'm currently reading The Mystery of the Strange Messages. I've only read the book once before, and so can't remember much about it. On the whole I don't enjoy the FFO books as much as the other major Enid Blyton series, but I am enjoying this book - I think I can remember who the writer of the note...