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Pete the Paint Online
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- Location: Teignmouth, Devon.
Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:06 am

I think I would have been just the same Jane and I hated ginger beer too!
What about that grumpy old sod Uncle Quentin. He was always locked in his study on some top secret dossier that was never properly explained.
Aunt Fanny was lovely and always looked after the children so well.
I loved those books. They cost 7/6d each. Me and my mate used to save up and buy each new book that came out between us. Then toss a coin as to who should read it first. We had the whole collection right up to no: 15 I think it was. Some of the later stories were getting a bit thin on plots, or we were growing too old for them. The latter I doubt, as I could still read one even now.
My favorite was "Smugglers Top", the second book. The other was "Five go down to the Sea".
Another smuggling adventure set in Cornwall.
Good old Enid Blyton. She really made our childhood.
At the time I never realised that the children were very middle class like she was. Posh in my book!