I’m launching into the world of voice overs! I’ve recorded a few different styles for my profile on Upwork. Thought I’d share what I’ve got so far. It’s an exciting step forward : )

For the kiddies

Sultry chocolate advert

Cat’s Protection advert

Corporate Presentation

The Scott Monument. What a beauty. More exciting stories from Edinburgh tomorrow (mainly food orientated 😃).

Sweet, sweet, happy ducko : )

Just remembering this old advert I loved as a child 😃 great animation and drawing. Fab style. There were so many adverts I enjoyed from those times in the 80s. Have you got a favourite?

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The city was full of late night magic at sunset yesterday. Pics taken out the back and out the front in the same few moments. 10pm. So much gold!

This is such a great video about Foley sound artists. From now on, whenever I watch a film, I’ll never be able to look at a woman walking down the street in high heels in the same way again.

A 2hr bike ride through the city this eve took me through some interesting places.

Glasgow Science Centre on Summer Solstice. 10pm.

Shiny happiness

❤️🧡❤️Fever baby!❤️🧡❤️

Fevers - what a ride they are. Especially without taming them with meds. I’ve had an intense 18 hrs since getting my jag (a Scottish phrase). Hopefully over the worst of the hot head and cold body. Haven’t had the shivers in a looong time and I’m super grateful for that. 🥳😜🥵🥶

Spaceship vaccination centre.

Fancy an exotic harp adventure? Sahara Dancing Free is my latest passionate, dreamy release.

48 Hello! In this episode I cover a range of topics including music, creativity, critcism, teeth, admin, laughter and future hopes.

The link to Jake’s music theory and guitar YouTube channel is here - Signals Music Studio. He covers many interesting topics in a fun and accessible way - he’s a great teacher.

I’ve realised I wished everyone a happy summer in the podcast but some people are actually in winter time now depending on where they are in the world so here I am being inclusive of all seasons and persons - Happy winter/autumn/spring/summer! : )

Edit * The Island I was trying to remember was Bermuda (nowhere near Hawaii : ) Edit* G Phrygian Dominant is actually the 5th mode of C harmonic minor. Learn more about this mode here

Glasgow airport is just down the road. Here’s a plane flying over a boatyard.

Ended up in an industrial area in Yoker earlier with lots of scrubland at the back where wildflowers thrive.

Sunbathing squirrel

Three films I’ve loved recently - Bullets Over Broadway, The Wolf of Wall Street and Cast Away.

In keeping with the moment, I decided to make Simon a toothy peg themed card for his birthday this year 😄❤️🦷❤️😄

Riverside magic

Fancy a pint?

I’m choosing some nature sound samples on Zapsplat at the mo. Listening to them is reminding me of when I went to Australia for the first time. The sound of the cicadas was so strong where I was staying, I couldn’t tell where my tinnitus ended and their sound began. It made my head super noisy and intense. I ended up getting a bit overwhelmed and hid under the duvet with earplugs in. I needed time to adjust. I got there. Have you got to a place and needed to adjust?

I’ve realised how much I love listening to frogs and toads. They’re cute little characters. Here are a couple of samples I found.

Frogs 1

Frogs 2

And the wisdom tooth is out! 🥳🤩🎊🎉🎵🦷🥂🍾 😮😹🥴🌺✨🌸🌟

After the last three nights of no sleep whatsoever and losing my mind to toothache this past month, I finally made the overdue emergency appointment and bravely faced my fears of the dentist. I usually like dentists because there’s never anything wrong! This time was different and I’d been stalling. So this afternoon, my crazy, badly decayed wisdom tooth got taken out and I have to say, local anaesthetic feels bloody marvellous! For the first time in I don’t know how long, I’m pain free. 🎊 Alleluia! It was all over in 5 mins and was a much worse experience in my head than in reality. I even succeeded in imagining I was swimming in a warm sea during the particularly squeamish bits. Good work Holls! Good work dentist! 💪🏻 🏊‍♀️ 🌊 🏝 Still, it’s not my favourite pastime and luckily I’ve got great teeth so I won’t be back for some time now woo!!

Today I learnt not to suffer over a long period of time with toothache or pain. Get things sorted and move on. I suffered needlessly, which is sad. I did have some nice early morning dawn chorus moments because of it all though. 😀

I also enjoyed the experience of trying to speak with my funny numb mouth and fat, uncooperative tongue. Speaking and drinking with an anaesthetised half tongue feels really weird!

Keep flossing!!