Happy Birthday, Enid!

[Anita Bensoussane]

They're Alicia's words really, from Last Term at Malory Towers. Sally says they're not really grown up yet despite being in their final term at school because they always feel so hungry, whereas grown ups never seem to feel that way. Alicia replies, as she takes a biscuit, "Long live our appetites! And may our shadows never grow less!"

Anita

[Susie]

Happy Birthday in spirit to our dearest and most beloved Enid Blyton!
I Love your books, they hold for us, what they held for children long ago.
You're the best authoress in the world!

What you all going to celebrate with?
I'm celebrating with a Walnut and honey tart! Along with American corn bread, couldn't resist. and to end off with a sip of old fashioned lemonade without the fizz, a sip of coca cola and of course not forgetting the Ribena! Total Bliss!

[Julie2owlsdene]

Enid will be doubly proud then, quoting her written word.

[Pippa-Stef]

I knew I recongised it!

Sorry! Slow today!!

I'm going in a minute! Last night was a late night!

[Anita Bensoussane]

What you all going to celebrate with?
I'm celebrating with a Walnut and honey tart! Along with American corn bread, couldn't resist. and to end off with a sip of old fashioned lemonade without the fizz, a sip of coca cola and of course not forgetting the Ribena! Total Bliss!

I'm feeling a bit peckish despite having cooked a roast chicken dinner earlier this evening, so I might well join you in tucking into something nice to celebrate Enid's birthday, Susie. Chocolate would be just the thing for me if we've got any.

Heh - going by Sally's words it sounds as though we've got some way to go before we're truly groan-up! And I for one am not in any hurry!

Anita

[Susie]

They're Alicia's words really, from Last Term at Malory Towers. Sally says they're not really grown up yet despite being in their final term at school because they always feel so hungry, whereas grown ups never seem to feel that way. Alicia replies, as she takes a biscuit, "Long live our appetites! And may our shadows never grow less!"

Anita

Love the quote it fits in so well for this occasion.

[Viv of Ginger Pop]

At one stage it looked like a twister was heading towards Enid Blyton's Birthday Party at Corfe Castle today, but we got away with a single heavy squall.

1800 people played lacrosse, pumped Stirrup Pumps, and scoffed birthday cake washed down with Ginger Beer.

I'm knackered!

Viv

[Lucky Star]

1800 people! Thats great Viv, you always get great attendances at your events. Dorset is certainly a most Blyton-friendly county.

[Tony Summerfield]

It seems to have passed everybody by this year, but today would have been Enid's 116th birthday!

[Lenoir]

Google often recognises birthdays on their search page, but nothing for Enid.

[Ming]

I celebrated Enid's 116th birthday in a water park with my extended family. Had a lovely, rather Blyton-esque day, though I wish it wasn't so crowded and the theme park was more like the travelling circuses and fairs she wrote so much about.

[number 6]

OMG! How could I forget? Then again, this year is going so quickly that I can't seem to keep up! The days seem to fly by in the blink of an eye!

[Anita Bensoussane]

We spent the day picnicking with friends (we saw numerous bees and dragonflies) and playing Monopoly so I suppose it was quite Blytonian, though we ought to have played Racing Demon as well!

[Carlotta King]

Happy Birthday Enid!

I've had a few Blyton-esque meals today so perhaps that counts as celebratory - ham sandwiches for lunch, a big pot of milky tea with crumpets and biscuits at tea-time, then sausages later on, and some strawberries just now

I actually did a painting earlier of a wreckers' tower on a clifftop in the moonlight, inspired by Five Go Down To The Sea, so Enid has inspired me on her birthday - thankyou Enid!

[Soenke Rahn]

Happy Birthday!