Tagged by @erinbeatty – thank you! (Answering this on my main just to keep everything in the right place.)
Name: Laura.
Nickname: Not a lot you can do with Laura really.
Zodiac: Taurus.
Favourite
music/bands: Mostly folk or folk rock these days. Traditional or contemporary, it’s all good. Some particular favourites at the moment are Karine Polwart, Jim Moray, Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar, Julie Fowlis, Emily Portman, False Lights, Sam Kelly, and Ruth Notman.
Favourite sports team: Don’t really have one. I vaguely follow the England cricket team but that’s about it.
Other blogs: Just this and the writing blog. I’m thinking of setting up an Animal Crossing blog or a Welsh history blog though (hey, I contain multitudes!).
Do you get asks: Haha, no, not very often.
How many blogs do you follow: 407 apparently, which is a lot more than I expected!
Tumblr crushes: I always enjoy reading posts from @teashoesandhair, @morgauseoforkney, @lloerwyn, @lettersfromthelighthouse and @bookhobbit.
Lucky number: 3.
What are you wearing right now: A short-sleeved jersey dress – purple, navy and white with a kind of stripey pattern, navy leggings and my favourite socks (they’re purple with bees on!). With minor modifications for the seasons that’s basically my ‘uniform.’
Dream vacation: Iceland or Norway. I’d love to see the Northern Lights or go on a fjord cruise. I’d also quite like to experience Christmas markets in Germany (guess my favourite season).
Dream car: I really couldn’t care less about about cars, haha. As long as it gets me from A to B reliably I’m good. I guess maybe a Volkswagen Beetle or one of those vintage/hippie Volkswagen camper vans? They both look pretty cool!
Favourite food: I’m a crappy cook but I love food and could talk about this all day! To name only a few – lots of different kinds of curry, pad thai, sushi, burgers, cherry bakwell tarts, apple pie. Jalebis too, which I can’t eat any more. 🙁 Oh, and ‘Swansea Fisherman’s Breakfast,’ which I had at this one B&B in Cardigan. It’s cockles, bacon, and laverbread cooked in cream and served on toast with some chopped chives. Delicious!
Drink of choice: Tea! Always tea. I even have a tea tag on this blog. Specifically Earl Grey, spicy Chai or Lapsang Souchong. When I want something cold I tend to go for ginger beer, coke or lemonade.
Instruments: I played violin throughout school and had some acoustic guitar lessons but I’m terrible at both because I never practised enough. I was also part of a djembe drumming group for a while and that was great fun.
Languages: English is my first language. I started learning Welsh as a kid and I’m sort of edging my way towards intermediate level there now. I also picked up a tiny bit of Latin at university. Other than that though it’s just what scraps of French I can remember from school. I’d love to get a grip on the basics of Icelandic or Old English but I always find it really difficult to try and teach myself things.
Celebrity crush: Dev Patel.
Random fact: I collect stuff with bees on.
Favourite ecosystem: It’s a toss up between tundra, taiga, and temperate rainforests.
Favourite cat: Maine Coons and Norwegian Forest cats. Or Scottish wildcats for a non-domestic kind.
Tagging: @troiings, @ellatholmes, @ambarwen and @allspiritandfireanddew, but only if you want to. Feel free to ignore!