Get on and Shine with Holly Honeychurch

Being 200m above sea level means there’s a freshness which makes my heart sing and my skin tingle with goosebumps when I arrive back from the warm city. Sometimes it can be ferociously windy up here. Today it’s peaceful and just lovely.

Girl with red glasses standing on top of a Scottish hill

Summer in Scotland.

woman with red bobble hat and glasses on gasping at camera in surprised disbelief

Magical Glasgow moments in Merchant City and City Halls.

Ascending, grand red carpet of stairs with a wooden balustrade and black iron railings. Fairy lights and vibrant colours on the ceiling of a warehouse.

A misty morning.

Jackdaw flying over the countryside. It’s misty with the sun breaking through in the background

Hello dear family, I would love you to listen to this sermon from Father Andrew Robinson. The first time I heard his gentle words I had tears streaming down my face.

Recorded at St Mary’s Church, Lanark. Stunning image by Rudbjerg Knude.

A white church set against a blue sea

A vase of birthday wild flowers is a real treat. The buttercups gleam gold in the light.

As a kid, birthday cards were a bit of a boring process and left to open last. These days, at age 44, I cherish them and love how colourful and artistic they are. I feel I could reach into these pictures and enter their worlds 😸 I think I already do.

I never knew spotty socks could bring me so much joy.

A row of colourful, spotty socks

This awesome harp journey features psychedelic, relaxing cat purrs along with melodic, dreamy harp. I love cat purrs, they’re so soothing. This purrscape features four different purrs all intertwined.

Here’s the gorgeous Buzz being totally handsome as usual. He’s my cat crush.

close up of a blue point burmese cat's face, eyes closed, bathed in sunlight.

This is a beautiful prayer repeated five times and accompanied by ambient harp music. Call on Mary to pray for you. Send up your worries to her and feel the embrace of Her divine grace and love. This is a prayer of comfort and radiance.

Image by Gustavo Belemmi.

Statue of Virgin Mary with her arms outstretched to a blue sky

A heavenly sky πŸ’™

Happy to have a smidge of blue sky now and again (and dare I say sunshine?!). You certainly get it when you can in Scotland!

Clouds and pine trees

There were lots of fast moving, bright, lovely clouds today.

Landscape view of fields with white clouds and blue sky

Joyful donuts in the city woo! First port of call obviously πŸ˜„πŸ©πŸ˜„πŸ©πŸ˜„

coffee and donutring donut with hundred and thousands sprinkled on top

I did enjoy this father-son moment as they knocked at someone’s door. Dad’s face is just the best πŸ˜‚ comments are fun.

Imagining these scenarios brought a joyful tear to my eye.

This is a soothing piece of music. It’s a lament, so it’s pensive and emotive. What is this mermaid lamenting I wonder? Is she yearning for someone, does she feel completely free? You decide. This delicate harp song is a special offering of healing for you - Mermaid’s Lament.

I’ve got a new album!

The sweetest Dodo story. What a dear family.

Hooray! I finally managed to release an album on Bandcamp Friday!!! πŸ₯³πŸŽˆIt’s a great day to buy my new album! The Mother & The Angel is balm for the soul. Get ready to be transported into a sacred dimension full of cascading, twirling harp melodies, kindness, light and love. Wowee! Happy Friday! πŸ€ΈπŸΌβ€β™€οΈ

blue and white abstract image of a mother holding her child

I’m releasing a new album tomorrow. This is the cover. Love love love it. It’s called The Mother & The Angel. Listening to shimmering harp as we speak. Yummy.

blue abstract of a sculpture of a mother holding her child

Woweee. There always so much going on in the skies at the moment. The rain brings magical clouds that’s for sure.

Yay! Found this lovely moss specimen in the polytunnel yesterday. I sure am in love with this fantasy plant 😍

A trip to the city always brings treasures. These are donuts made by Tantrum. I’m still thinking about them 3 days later πŸ’­πŸ˜. Rhubarb & Custard, Mississippi Mud Pie and Almond Glaze Buttermilk ‘Old Fashioned’ Doughnut. Nommmmm! Thank you very much!

Three delicious donuts in a box

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