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Friday, 8th August 2008
Heritage
Your memories: 'It was like living in an oven – and we loved it'
WHILE the Scottish summer started off well, with soaring temperatures, week-long bouts of sunshine and everyone flocking to the Capital's gardens and neighbouring beaches, lately it's been a bit of a washout.
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Nostalgia - A tradition of invention
THE operating theatre was a stage enclosed by tiered rows of seats for students and spectators wanting to watch the surgeons perform. The nurses wore full-length Victorian gowns while the surgeons wore their own clothes protected by an apron.
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Your Memories: 'Holidays were all about time spent with family'
WITH the annual Edinburgh trade holidays just around the corner, resident Joe Matthews, 81, a retired joiner from Liberton, recalls his experiences of the long-favoured calendar date.
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The snowball fight that went on for centuries
THERE is nothing like a clan gathering to rekindle historic rivalries. But where once feuds descended into bloody battle, these days all it takes is a tune and a small sweetener to smooth things over.
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