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The Sixpenny Tree, Colinton: 1893, Ordnance Survey Map: 9 July 1926, Edinburgh Evening News: 4 November 1932, Edinburgh Evening News: 14 April 1936, Edinburgh Evening News: 15 July 1938, Edinburgh … Continue reading The SIXPENNY tree
Bonaly Reservoir was where I went to to fish with my pals, Robert and Richard. Sometimes we camped there overnight. We did not catch much: sometimes a trout, very occasionally … Continue reading Bonaly Reservoir
I grew up in Colinton. I delivered milk and papers to the residents. This was long ago. However, the geography of Colinton, as I once experienced it, remains vivid in … Continue reading Heather cottage
MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE, Edinburgh Evening News, 9 May 1898: “DON’T TAKE MEDICINE UNLESS YOU ARE ILL. STRONG DRUGS KILL MORE PEOPLE THAN WAR AND PESTILENCE COMBINED. UNIVERSAL PRESCRIBING WITH CURE-ALLS … Continue reading MUNYON’S SEASONAL ADVICE