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By Hole Ousia Posted on January 4, 2023March 21, 2023

BEATON

This poem is for Mrs Beaton who was my S2 English teacher, Firrhill High School, Edinburgh: BEATON. As a young child I learned to write backwards and could sleep standing … Continue reading BEATON

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By Hole Ousia Posted on October 19, 2022March 21, 2023

Firrhill High School

I was a pupil at Firrhill High School from 1979 to 1984. I wish that my memory was better. My recall is not as I would wish. However, I can … Continue reading Firrhill High School

Categories: Family history, Philosophy, Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Two culturesTags: 1970s, 1980s, a number of teachers at Firrhill High School saw beyond my 'backwardness', a temporary building beyond view, a temporary building just beyond view, Alexander McCall Smith, Antiquary, Colinton, comprehensive school, Cooney, Dr Peter Gordon, Drama, Edinburgh, Elaine C Smith, Firrhill, Firrhill High School, geography, history, Hole Ousia, I was a pupil at Firrhill High School from 1979 to 1984., Miss Beaton, Miss Brand, Miss Harkness, Mr Cooney, Mr Morris, Mr Syme, Mrs Beaton, Mrs Beaton (my English teacher), Mrs Beaton's encouragement changed my lif, Mrs McCauley, Oxgangs, Peter Gordon, rebel antiquary, shyness, Social maverick, The Antiquary, The peppermint tea chronicles, The Rebel Antiquary, This post is for Mrs Beaton. I wish that I could remember her better. Mrs Beaton's encouragement changed my life., thug

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