http://www.peacockshock.com/ Welcome to Ian's House en-us ian@ianpeacock.com 2012-02-04T19:52:59+00:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html Well, no sooner had I blogged about the £10.66 episode in Waitrose than I found myself in Tesco, having to pay £19.99 precisely. (See evidence below. Yes - I do buy lots of batteries and cat treats. I work in... 4436@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Shed 2012-02-04T19:52:59+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html 4435@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Shed 2012-02-04T19:42:35+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_study.html It's cold and frosty this morning. I was cheered up by seeing a Blue Tit in the olive tree when I opened the curtains. But, apart from that, it's pretty Siberian out there. This weather reminds me of the opening... 4434@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Study 2012-02-04T08:55:48+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html Tom Waits Loving this brilliantly edited mash-up of the Cookie Monster covering God's Away On Business Imagine all the footage they had to plough through...... 4433@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Shed 2012-02-03T08:20:15+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html That's it. I'm never making smalltalk with a shop assistant again. I was in a supermarket today, and the cashier gave me my change from a £20 note, saying - 'There you go - £10.66.' 'Ah. The Norman Conquest', I... 4432@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Shed 2012-02-02T20:27:54+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html I seriously want to visit this amazing Cat Café in Tokyo... 4431@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Garden 2012-02-01T20:04:49+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html 4430@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Garden 2012-02-01T20:03:42+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html 4429@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Garden 2012-02-01T20:02:50+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_next_door.html I watched the excellent Julie and Julia on DVD today and suddenly realised I have an impressively direct Julia Child namedrop. Here it is - I once had coffee with friends (well, friends of the parents of a friend) in... 4428@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Next Door 2012-01-29T23:23:41+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_hertford.html Nice of them to keep us informed.... 4427@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Hertford 2012-01-24T19:17:21+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_garden.html Boll favours the traditional Inuit style of greeting. But, as you can see, she occasionally gets a bit carried away and licks my nose.... 4426@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Garden 2012-01-24T09:08:10+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_study.html A presenter on Sky News just pronounced 'piracy' as 'pirracy' ('i' as in 'it'). How odd. Perhaps he was thinking of the correct British pronunciation of 'privacy' ('i' as in 'it' rather than 'i' as in 'eye'). Of course, it's... 4425@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Study 2012-01-23T19:41:15+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_shed.html As you probably know, I'm rather partial to Dans le Sac and Scroobius Pip. If you're not familiar with their oeuvre, check out Thou Shalt Always Kill and Letter from God Mr Pip, who hails from Stanford-le-Hope in Essex (where... 4424@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Shed 2012-01-19T23:02:27+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_living_room.html Hi. Bolly and I are back after five weeks up north with the parents (grandparents in Boll's case). December started off with quite a kerfuffle. Dad had an accident, then Mum had a stroke. But they're now on the mend... 4421@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Living Room 2012-01-19T22:05:14+00:00 http://www.peacockshock.com/archives/cat_living_room.html 4420@http://www.peacockshock.com/ Living Room 2011-12-24T08:32:13+00:00