1. Mummy Holmes looks very much like Blythe Danner in my head, with a little bit of Benedict's real-life mum thrown in. (Bonus Fact: Father Holmes looks like Jeremy Northam). 2. Her maiden name is Mycroft. Metrodora means 'mother's gift', which is why I chose it. The observation skills come from her side of the family. 3. She plays the harp and viola. She travels frequently, and picks up and drops hobbies on a regular basis. It's hard for the boys to keep track of what she's interested in at the moment. 4. I picture her as being quite an indulgent, hands on mother when the boys were little, but not necessarily inclined to spoil. Just encouraging of her sons' interests, and more than willing to dig a hole in the garden to look for fossils or be held hostage by the Dread Pirate Sherlock if need be. 5. She knows quite a lot more about what Mycroft and Sherlock get up to than either of them think she does. She generally tries to stay out of their way, but won't hesitate to intervene if required. Sherlock describes her as 'swooping in and out like a hawk'.
Edited because Fact #2 got eaten along the way. Ooops!
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Metrodora Holmes
1. Mummy Holmes looks very much like Blythe Danner in my head, with a little bit of Benedict's real-life mum thrown in. (Bonus Fact: Father Holmes looks like Jeremy Northam).
2. Her maiden name is Mycroft. Metrodora means 'mother's gift', which is why I chose it. The observation skills come from her side of the family.
3. She plays the harp and viola. She travels frequently, and picks up and drops hobbies on a regular basis. It's hard for the boys to keep track of what she's interested in at the moment.
4. I picture her as being quite an indulgent, hands on mother when the boys were little, but not necessarily inclined to spoil. Just encouraging of her sons' interests, and more than willing to dig a hole in the garden to look for fossils or be held hostage by the Dread Pirate Sherlock if need be.
5. She knows quite a lot more about what Mycroft and Sherlock get up to than either of them think she does. She generally tries to stay out of their way, but won't hesitate to intervene if required. Sherlock describes her as 'swooping in and out like a hawk'.
Edited because Fact #2 got eaten along the way. Ooops!