• Handbags at dawn!

    Handbags at dawn!

    On my way to a morning meeting I unexpectedly passed Mimi Berry's shop on Cheshire Street, just off Brick Lane. Mimi has a beautiful collection of designer bags and purses, which she also sells online at www.mimiberry.co.uk. (Yes, tictoc designed the site, glad you like it!). It just so happens they have a sale on right now, so I had to pop back later on to say hi, and suss out the bags.

    Personally, I'm coveting the Domino - strokey strokey soft in perfect dove grey. What are your favourites girls?

    By Jo Kerr
    Published: 24 July 2009
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  • Best Twessed

    Best Twessed

    One of our very own tictocers, Drew, was voted Best Dressed Man at the Edinburgh Twestival yesterday! The dress code was tartan, tweed and feathers and he accessorised his outfit with a parrot. Which just goes to show that it's not only the designers who cut a dash! Sartorially-speaking.

    By Kate Wooding
    Published: 13 February 2009
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  • Things to ponder...

    Things to ponder...

    It's always difficult getting back into the swing of things after the festive break.  So, here are a few things to ponder over and a couple of interesting facts to ease you into 2009.

    We're always on the look out for interesting and unusual facts so all contributions welcome.

    Ponders

    • How much deeper would oceans be if sponges didn't live there?
    • Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.
    • After eating, do amphibians need to wait an hour before getting OUT of the water?
    • Isn't Disney World a people trap operated by a mouse?
    • How come "abbreviated" is such a long word?
    • If it's zero degrees outside today and it's supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?

    Facts

    • Ancient Egyptians would shave off their eyebrows in order to properly mourn the death of their cats.
    • A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why.
    • The dot over the letter "i" is called a tittle.
    • Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear trousers.
    • The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan".  There was never a recorded Wendy before.
    • The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the USA".

    By Fiona Dorman
    Published: 8 January 2009
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  • The family gets feline

    The family gets feline

    This weekend Muffin and Cheeky joined my household, and are settling in nicely - and taking all the best seats on the sofa as this pic shows (yes, I clearly chose them to match my furnishings).

    By Kate Wooding
    Published: 21 August 2008
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  • Trouble at tictoc

    Trouble at tictoc

    There was trouble at tictoc this week when Andrew challenged the "you can't hit a man wearing glasses" rule.

    p.s. No developers were harmed in the making of this photograph.

    By Fiona Dorman
    Published: 8 August 2008
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  • Happy Flant Day!

    Happy Flant Day!

    It is Flying Ant Day here in Glasgow - fly, ants, fly! I can assure you this is a real phenomenon, Wikipedia even has an entry about it, so it must be true!

    By Kate Wooding
    Published: 24 July 2008
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  • Olden days

    Olden days

    Colin's parents found a picture of Newton Terrace in the good ole days. It was in a book, possibly an old book - sorry I can't be more specific. Anyway, it shows the other end of Newton Terrace (home of tictoc's Glasgow office) which used to belong to Henry Samuel & Sons, furriers. Cue much excitement about Newton Terrace being the birthplace of the high street chain of jewellers (furs and diamonds are both luxury goods after all), but a little research on Wikipedia showed us this was unlikely. Ho hum.

    By Kate Wooding
    Published: 9 May 2008
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