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Category Archives: Tea

From outside toilets to origami

16-Apr-10

It’s been a busy few months, which for the most part were spent helping to organise a conference and all the associated chaos therein. There were no major disasters, fortunately. The exhibition stand didn’t fall on anyone, nobody got agressive during the debate and there were no paper-cut injuries from delegates rushing to pick up [...]

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Towards my thousand-yard-stare

30-Jun-08

Apologies for the lack of entries of late, I’ve been doing a bit of travelling, most of the visits for the first time. Some photos, if you’re interested, can be seen in the picture gallery.
Of course, in an ideal world I’d be sitting here with a full-length beard, several battle scars from my daring encounters [...]

Also filed in Air travel, Experiences, Going Out, Herbal teas, Northern Ireland, People, Shop assistant, Spain, Sunday, Timing, Train stations, Transport, Weekend, family, reality, speaking, trains | | Comments (0) »

Getting the message

30-Jan-08

I shop for herbal teas bilingually. Don’t worry, it’s not one of my chat-up lines; I can’t begin to imagine an appropriate response to such a declaration (“Really? I get my fruit and veg in Hebrew, myself”).
No, it’s just that in the health food shop near where I live, one of the girls working there [...]

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Flapjack challenge

14-Jan-08

So far it’s been a eventful start to the new year. Last week involved a press conference with Martin McGuiness and Ian Paisley and an interview with Hungarian MEP Pàl Schmitt, who happens to be a keep a piano in his office, as you do. Schmitt also happens to be a former Olympic gold medallist, [...]

Also filed in European parliament, Flapjack, Hungary, Ian Paisley, Lateness, Luxembourg, Martin McGuiness, Missing The Train, New Year, Northern Ireland, Panic, Plenary session, Risk, Strasbourg, Timing, Train stations, Uncategorized, Waiting, Work, bakery, paned | | Comments (2) »