Birthday
- Kate Mary
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Many happy returns to the Enid Blyton Society Website. 13 years old today. A teenager at last.
I'm sure there must be a thread somewhere but I was unable to find it, but I'm sure Anita will do the necessary. A happy Christmas to all members too.
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I'm sure there must be a thread somewhere but I was unable to find it, but I'm sure Anita will do the necessary. A happy Christmas to all members too.
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"I love everything that's old: old friends, old times, old manners, old books, old wines." Oliver Goldsmith
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- Anita Bensoussane
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Happy 13th Birthday to us! Thanks to everyone for another year of wise, witty and wonderful posts! It's great to think that Enid Blyton has brought us all together.
"Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island.
"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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"There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books."
- E. Nesbit, The Wonderful Garden.
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- Daisy
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I heartily endorse that Anita, and am glad to have been part of this lovely family for eleven of those thirteen years.
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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Happy Birthday EBS!
- Eddie Muir
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I totally agree, Anita. Many happy returns.Anita Bensoussane wrote:Happy 13th Birthday to us! Thanks to everyone for another year of wise, witty and wonderful posts! It's great to think that Enid Blyton has brought us all together.
'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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- Courtenay
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Yes, Happy Birthday to the nicest online community I've ever come across!
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It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure)
- Chrissie777
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Happy Birthday from us, too.Daisy wrote:I heartily endorse that Anita, and am glad to have been part of this lovely family for eleven of those thirteen years.
André discovered the Blyton Yahoo Group in the summer of 2008 for me while we were living in Uxbridge, UK...I was soooo delighted to find out that I am not the only adult still re-reading EB books.
But I don't remember when I started using The Cave of Books in EBS. It was a few years before I actually joined EBS as the registering process (especially creating the avatar) was a bit difficult.
Thanks to the threads on EBS I discovered several suspenseful EB books that I've never read before like "The Adventurous Four", "The Secret Island" and "Hollow Tree House".
Thank you so much Tony and Anita, Daisy, Francis, Rob, Pete, Eddie, Nigel and all others for many interesting and often enough hilarious posts!
Chrissie
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
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"For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake."
Alfred Hitchcock
- Rob Houghton
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Happy Birthday to the website! 13 years old! I've very nearly been on here since it was set up...(13 years in February)
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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Yes, you are 27th on the list, Rob, I am 21st, just beaten by Anita in 20th position!
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- Rob Houghton
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Was this the original website or the earlier version? I always get confused! Iknow I was a member of the forum when it was blue in colour...with the old 'EB Society' logo. Was that before Christmas 2004 or was it the same site?
I'm sure I've asked this before...probably on this same thread!
I'm sure I've asked this before...probably on this same thread!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Daisy
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I remember it being blue and I joined at the end of 2006 although I did lurk for some while before that, so I'm unsure if it was still blue by the time I joined. I guess somewhere there will be a comment on the forum about it.
'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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- Rob Houghton
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Yes - I'm not sure if we had to be a member then, or if we could just post as a 'guest'. I'm sure I went on the website on Christmas day or Boxing Day when it first started up, but I know I wasn't a member of the forums then.
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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- Daisy
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I have spent an interesting time perusing the following from 2007
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'Tis loving and giving that makes life worth living.
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- Rob Houghton
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Interesting, lol! I was always a moaner...at least I've been consistent over the last 10 years since that thread!
'Oh voice of Spring of Youth
hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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hearts mad delight,
Sing on, sing on, and when the sun is gone
I'll warm me with your echoes
through the night.'
(E. Blyton, Sunday Times, 1951)
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