Get on and Shine with Holly Honeychurch

Black and white landscape of trees and hills against the sky

Happy Friday! What a moody, mysterious day it is today. It’s the kind of dreich weather that makes your toes cold 🥶 This back garden view is what makes where I live so special. I’ll miss it (but not walking up the hills).

countryside view of a valley with pine trees and a misty sky with the sun trying to shine through

I’m a sucker for pom poms so I’m obviously elated with this new string of them accompanying me in my studio space. Every time I look at these colourful beauties I do a little dance. It’s the simple things that I love the most.

a pine cabinet with various plants on top and a string of colourful pom pom bunting underneath the shelf.

For the love of autumn 🍃🍂🍁✨

Autumn trees through the frame of a window

Hooray a new release! It’s a calming, uplifting harp journey with a soundscape of a crackling fire to accompany. The music takes you on a warm voyage. Rest a while. Drop all your thoughts. Connect with cosiness, kick back and get snug. Let the music take you away. 🎶 This is Fireside Harp Vibes.

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fire in a hearth

Friendly cats in my future neighbourhood town yippee!

white and tortie cat on a wall with foliage behindfemale in a red coat and hat stroking a cat on a wall

In the Middle Ages, there was thought to be a disease called “Tarantismo”, which was supposed to be caused by the bite of a tarantula. The only way of dealing with this was with music therapy and through the dance known as the Tarantella. This album of Tarantellas is hauntingly & energetically epic.

album cover for Tous Les Soleils by L'Arpeggiata

Happy smiling lady in a red hat and long silver hair by the sea

This glorious view could soon be my new back garden. Zooming into the horizon shows the grand hills of the beautiful Lake District. This is the north west coast of England and with God’s will, this quiet seaside town could be the place I call home before Christmas is out. Exciting times! 🌊

View of curving estuary at low tide and distant Lake District hills at dusk

Lexi’s eyelashes really are the best.

close-up of a brown and white pony in a field with very long, white eyelashes

I adore this harp journey.

It flies up up up into the ether of sound where magic and mystery reside. I feel healed having listened to it especially with the glorious addition of mystical wolf howls. Very special.

In B Minor accompanied by a wolf soundscape.

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a female, sitting on a chair, looking at the camera in an orange t-shirt holding a harp.

Imagine the most powerful mother, full of love and compassion, shining Her light from the heavens. Wrapping us in a nurturing embrace. That’s what I feel when I say this prayer. There’s a cosy fireside soundscape and some haunting melodies to accompany. This is The Litany of The Blessed Virgin Mary.

Really enjoyed this dog behaviour video from the dog’s eye level. Super interesting with lots of different situations explained and slowed down to study the behaviour in detail, because as we know, everything happens so quickly when it comes to dog reactions.

puppy submissively play bowing before a belgium malinois

Smiley happy burgers have popped up on my route to swimming 😄🍔😄

Colourful graffiti of burgers on a bridgeMore burger graffiti

Awesome lil Dodo. “The sun rises and sets with my two cats. Truly.”

wide eyed fluffy kitten playing with a cat toy

As a kid at the seaside, I loved nothing better than playing in amusement arcades on crane machines, trying to win the umpteenth cuddly toy or dropping 10p into a slot machine at the right moment and watching it fall down in the hopes of hearing that classic sound of coins falling out the other end. I was obsessed by the sights and sounds of seaside amusements. These days, I just like to watch other people succeed and try not to get too overwhelmed by the intense, repetitive music, weird smells and chaos going on all around me. Candy floss anyone?

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bright, colourful crane machines sitting in a row in an arcadeA collage of the blackpool illuminations at night, shining brightly

Yay! Happy Friday! My latest newsletter’s out! If you enjoy reading about happy, joyful things and looking at beautiful Scottish landscapes, you might like it 😄

dappled pink cloud against a pale blue sky at sunset with a silhouette of the land in the distance

Enjoying my new plant space and pine cabinet (it was supposed to be for books 😂).

Pine shelf with plants and a lamp on it.

I’ve created an ethereal wolf soundscape. There are many different personalities here. A whole pack of wild wolves. And, together with resonant, deep and uplifting cosmic harp music, a realm of nature and musical mystery entwine. Find your own inner ‘awoooo’ with my latest release Cosmic Wolves.

wolves howling against a snowy, mountainous landscape

Having one last listen to my new track Cosmic Wolves ready for it being released on Bandcamp soon, woohoo! There’ll be lots of deep resonant bass, high vibrational moments, and ethereal wolves awoooo-ing throughout. It’s magical, mysterious and romantically wild.

wolves howling in the snow

Hawthorn berries against a blue sky is the most beautiful thing and makes me so happy!

Cosmic Wolves anyone? Tonight I’m playing celestial harp with ethereal, howling wolves. It’s going to be beautiful, haunting and magic. 19:30 BST - Cosmic Wolf Harp.

Special image by Federico Di Dio Photography.

howling wolf in a snowy forest

Please enjoy five hours of angelic, celestial harp music. Some tracks are super cosmic with lots of layers, others are simpler and softer. Expect seashores, cat purrs and deep relaxation.

Lush satellite image from NASA.

satellite image of deep blue sea and land

Are you a cat or a dog person? I’m both, but I love dogs best on a part-time (non-walking) basis. This fun article is a sweet, affirming read. “It’s about having that relationship with an animal,” explains Buzzel, “that chooses independence, but at the same time, chooses you.” Amen to that.

black cat with yellow eyes sitting on my lap