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Out of my 'zone': Bradley Business
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Out of my 'zone'. Tuesday, July 25, 2006. The Mid Ulster Garden Centre. Was far more than I expected. I suppose when Peter spoke of the family business I imagined a couple of greenhouses and a wee shop with a few pots, seeds and the till. I was fairly impressed with the Bradley operation. When the customers caught my accent the questions turned from, we’re looking for this one to whereabouts you from? The old men would compare weather, Middle aged women inquired, Did I have any family here , and the youn...
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Out of my 'zone': July 2006
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Out of my 'zone'. Thursday, July 27, 2006. Abwarten und tee trinken! Will you have a cuppa? An invitation to a social act of sharing a drink made from brewing dried leaves of an Asian shrub. My work day is charmingly divided into sections, a cup immediately upon arrival, at tea break around 1030, after lunch, and finally at 1530. These breaks are usually initiated by the comforting sound of the kettle gurgling and someone poking his or her head in the office to ask, Angela, have a cuppa? Throughout the m...
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