With four boys; the Holland house is a highly competitive environment with many competitions playing out, some obvious and apparent and others more oblique. Career-wise, I have already ceded of course – as people who read this blog or caught my Edinburgh show will understand.
Invariably, holiday friendships endure longer than holiday romances and last night, Nikki and I met up with some friends we met in Turkey many moons ago. At the time, Paddy hadn’t been made. Tom couldn’t dance and Sam and Harry couldn’t be trusted on their own – which is arguably still the case.
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful little Staffie called Tessa. Tessa loves to play in Richmond Park with all the other animals, albeit for the most part, the other animals don’t want to play with her. The squirrels can’t abide her and so they run away as soon as she arrives and the deer in the park are aloof and at best, disinterested in her.
I am not excited that another Star Wars film is out. There we are, I’ve said and it feels good.
Even as a kid, I wasn’t overwhelmed and I couldn’t really understand why my school mates were losing their minds over it.
Well, its been an extraordinary week – and a fitting end to an exciting year. Doing Edinburgh again, Spider-Man being released, Sam and Harry finishing school, Paddy becoming a teenager and the launch of The Brothers Trust…
Ahead of the Sony Open in Hawaii this January, which Tom is scheduled to attend and where the standard of golf is likely to be very high with players like Jordan Spieth teeing it up; it felt like a good idea that Tom might get a little practice in. You know, hit some balls, smooth out some swing wrinkles…
Yesterday was full of mixed emotions.
We began the day as a family of 6 (a rare thing these days) – but we lost a child during the day and so ended up as a family of just 5 again.
The Brothers Trust second event is now live – #fightEB with a photo of Tom by James Dunn…
It’s all explained on www.thebrotherstrust.org
To answer some of the many questions we have had re the launch tomorrow of the print of Tom by James Dunn for #fightEB…
We will launch at Noon GMT
Finally, we are ready to offer a special photograph of Tom – taken by James Dunn, a remarkable young man for many reasons.