Well, if not a giveaway – then at least an offer on the p & p of Eclipsed.
Here at the Head Office of Eclipsed (my house) the staff of Eclipsed (me) have been looking at ways to reduce the p&p for readers – particularly for those living in the postal district called ‘Rest of the World’ or anywhere outside Europe.
One year I went to IKEA to buy the desk that I am sitting at right now. As well as the desk I bought solar panels for my house. It was an impulse buy. The salesman had a computer on which he checked out my house and he informed me that I could have panels, if I buy them that is.
In the Holland household, we have 12 individual feet all requiring slippers, trainers, formal shoes, causal shoes, boots, walking shoes, sports shoes…
We have a Daphne in our front garden – and if you haven’t got a Daphne, then you are most definitely missing out. It’s a plant by the way, not a girl or a lady loitering – and it happens to the most pungent (fragrant) plant on earth. So pungent in fact (smelly) that ours can be savoured even before rounding the corner of our road.
How about this for a link to the past…
Back in the day, 1993 – my first Edinburgh Fringe; I was selling out, garnering great reviews and winning awards. On my door at each show was a nice lad who I got to know and like. He was hugely keen on all things show biz and a little in awe of me!
Beginning a blog is a big undertaking. What will I write each day? Each day? No, not ever day, surely? Weekly perhaps? Or Bi-weekly? Holidays off? Weekends? And for how long? And how long each post… To support my book Eclipsed and this site more generally, I intend to write frequent posts but to keep…
Having been born and lived in London all of my life, I have many memories of this world city which has been transformed in the last decade or so and continues to changing so much before our eyes. And no better example of such a dramatic transformation than Shepherds Bush? All Londoners will have a…
Having a son like my eldest is definitely odd – especially so, given what happened to him yesterday evening. And as you can imagine, I am constantly asked a number of questions; Am I going to retire now? No Did Tom go to a drama school? No In fact, until Tom played Billy in Billy…
The majority of people tend to have a lie-in on Bank Holiday Monday, but not Dominic. The intrepid comedian was up bright and early for his appearance on the Sky News Paper Review show, which takes place between 6-10am every day. As part of his appearance on the leading news channel, he sat alongside Sarah-Jane…
With what is happening to Tom and my family at present – I am conscious that pride is one of the seven deadly sins and rightly so. No one likes a smug bastard after all? But something happened the other night which made me very proud and it is something I am happy to share…