HOLMES: FIDE SED CUI VIDE

Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.

The name can be a variant of the surname Holme. 

This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr.

More information: Surname Database

Another origin of Holmes is from a placename near Dundonald, or else a place located in the barony of Inchestuir. The surname is also sometimes an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Thomáis; similarly, Holmes can also be a variant of Cavish, derived as an Anglicised form of Mac Thámhais.

More information: House of names

I love the name of honor, more than I fear death.

Julius Caesar

NOTHING IMPORTANT HAPPENED TODAY...

King George the Third was King of England when America declared Independence in 1776. King George the Third kept a diary. On July 4th 1776, he made an entry in it: "Nothing Important Happened Today".

Revolutions start, things that change the world forever and even Kings can miss them if they're not paying attention. 

Alvin Kersh – Nothing Important Happened Today

Today, The Holmes have revised the Present Simple, the –ing nouns and have done some activities about how to create a good plot. They have had to say goodbye to Azahara, who has decided to live her life taking another way and fight the future using other tools. After that, they have prepared a travel to Tokyo (Japan) and they’ve decided which things were more important to carry on.

Now, they’re flying to the Empire of the Rising Sun with their suitcases plenty of towels, Japanese sticks, IPhones, make up, medicines, contact lenses, passports, credit cards, money, wallets…and fuets (Catalan sausages).

The Holmes go to El Prat Airport, Barcelona

Nobody has paid attention about an absolute truth. A new revolution is arriving and it has a name: The Holmes. Perhaps, for the rest of the world, nothing important happened today but for this family is the beginning of a great experience. 

Enjoy with us!

More information: Present Simple Exercises

A NEW LIFE WITH THE HOLMES

April Fools

Today, The Grandma has started a new adventure with a new family. In this case, the chosen family has been The Holmes, a nice and kind family plenty of women.

We have listened to MJ and her instructions and we have started to meet each other.

We have shared good moments talking about the origin of surnames until the end of the meeting when N and MJ have arrived with horrible news. 

We don’t know anything about the closer future but it’s sad and dark for all the family, a terrible joke in April Fools.

   
From our ancestors come our names,
but from our virtues our honors.

 Proverb

SEE YOU SOON, ADDAMS! WELCOME HOLMES!

Rosana and Jorge are the last members of the Addams family. She’s a diver from Belgium and he’s a wine taster from Germany. They’re enjoying their part of the Grandma’s fortune with the rest of the family. 

Now, they’re living in Cayman Islands and they send lots of good wishes to the members of the new family: The Holmes.

 

See you soon, dear Addams! Welcome Holmes, the future is yours!