Laragh
@laragh.bsky.social
Transatlantic sequin mule, mum in black, and time lady. Once obsessed with Eurovision, but now? Pining for Canada. Old enough to have visited Leningrad. Lives on Premise Beach. She/her.
Just remembering the time we tried to fall asleep to the soundtrack of Ocarina of Time because running around Hyrule field and the Lost Woods was so relaxing and then we got battle music. Lesson learned: it’s not always You Found a Rupee
January 23, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Just remembering the time we tried to fall asleep to the soundtrack of Ocarina of Time because running around Hyrule field and the Lost Woods was so relaxing and then we got battle music. Lesson learned: it’s not always You Found a Rupee
Wowsers. 6 years ago - my last pre pandemic trip. All the corporate men fighting to get off the plane first at Billund first was a sight of manly wonder. I think I was one of three women on the flight.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Wowsers. 6 years ago - my last pre pandemic trip. All the corporate men fighting to get off the plane first at Billund first was a sight of manly wonder. I think I was one of three women on the flight.
Life in England right now
January 23, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Life in England right now
I absolutely love how this season of The Traitors respects my bed time.
January 21, 2026 at 9:19 AM
I absolutely love how this season of The Traitors respects my bed time.
Telling? Nay insisting that my child reads the Wikipedia page of Comte de Saint Germain.
(Yes, I’ve been at the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro again in preparation for an April trip to Firenze)
(Yes, I’ve been at the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro again in preparation for an April trip to Firenze)
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Telling? Nay insisting that my child reads the Wikipedia page of Comte de Saint Germain.
(Yes, I’ve been at the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro again in preparation for an April trip to Firenze)
(Yes, I’ve been at the Chelsea Quinn Yarbro again in preparation for an April trip to Firenze)
Well this is embarrassing
January 20, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Well this is embarrassing
Not now Air Baltic sale email
January 20, 2026 at 8:40 AM
Not now Air Baltic sale email
This article is _not_ helping me resist the urge to book another trip to Riga
"If you come from a city where politeness is announced loudly – “Please move down the carriage!”, “Let the passengers off first!” – Riga’s tram etiquette can seem almost too quiet."
deepbaltic.com/2025/12/17/t...
deepbaltic.com/2025/12/17/t...
The Quiet Courtesies of Riga: Learning to Share Space in a Small Capital
"For someone arriving from a city where queues are either aggressively policed or completely absent, this gentler discipline can be disorienting"
deepbaltic.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 AM
This article is _not_ helping me resist the urge to book another trip to Riga
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Finished this new offering from @hutchinsondave.bsky.social, A book that demands other pressing matters are put to one side till it's done. Smashing read. It's a European spy caper of sorts crossed with elements of Christopher Priest's The Glamour. Get yourself a copy direct from NewCon Press. 🪐📚💙
January 19, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Finished this new offering from @hutchinsondave.bsky.social, A book that demands other pressing matters are put to one side till it's done. Smashing read. It's a European spy caper of sorts crossed with elements of Christopher Priest's The Glamour. Get yourself a copy direct from NewCon Press. 🪐📚💙
Irish passport renewal is truly a thing of speedy wonder.
January 19, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Irish passport renewal is truly a thing of speedy wonder.
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Ah we see your Blue Monday and raise you a Moo Blunday
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Ah we see your Blue Monday and raise you a Moo Blunday
I do love how the machines effortlessly improve our life is so many minor but impactful ways
January 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
I do love how the machines effortlessly improve our life is so many minor but impactful ways
Really not sure why bbc Surrey is featuring spooky stuff in January but any article that includes a photo of the banking at Brooklands is okay in my book www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The tragic racing driver who haunts the Brooklands track in Surrey
Percy Edgar Lambert was the first person to drive 100 miles in one hour in February 1913.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Really not sure why bbc Surrey is featuring spooky stuff in January but any article that includes a photo of the banking at Brooklands is okay in my book www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today I shall mostly be reading trashy vampire fiction from the 70s/80s. Slightly terrified that Saint Germain (the continuing saga of a Dark Prince of Love!) looks vaguely like Kier Starmer.
January 17, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Today I shall mostly be reading trashy vampire fiction from the 70s/80s. Slightly terrified that Saint Germain (the continuing saga of a Dark Prince of Love!) looks vaguely like Kier Starmer.
Somewhere in the house is The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and I am hoping I can locate it before we go to Florence in spring because Saint Germain (aka Francesco Ragoczy da San German) is the best vampire. Ever. Oh and yeah there is art and paintings in the uffizi and stuff. And pizza.
January 17, 2026 at 12:47 AM
Somewhere in the house is The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and I am hoping I can locate it before we go to Florence in spring because Saint Germain (aka Francesco Ragoczy da San German) is the best vampire. Ever. Oh and yeah there is art and paintings in the uffizi and stuff. And pizza.
After going to see the flooded river mole, just had to abandon shopping in sainers due to a fire. Pestilence when?
January 16, 2026 at 1:33 PM
After going to see the flooded river mole, just had to abandon shopping in sainers due to a fire. Pestilence when?
Still remembering the absolute giddy joy of this youtu.be/HLhPRkbTuJg?...
MELLANAKT: Björnzone - Still The One
YouTube video by Melodifestivalen
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Still remembering the absolute giddy joy of this youtu.be/HLhPRkbTuJg?...
Fab article as ever from ESC Insight but my goodness that infuriating and disingenuous comment from Martin Green that maybe some people are concerned about admitting they’re a Eurovision fan.
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Fab article as ever from ESC Insight but my goodness that infuriating and disingenuous comment from Martin Green that maybe some people are concerned about admitting they’re a Eurovision fan.
Detaching from Eurovision means far too much fixation energy manifesting in odd ways. Case in point buying a vinyl sticker from eBay to make our car more rattus
January 15, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Detaching from Eurovision means far too much fixation energy manifesting in odd ways. Case in point buying a vinyl sticker from eBay to make our car more rattus
Russian Stranger Things Kinder eggs. A sanction says what?
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Russian Stranger Things Kinder eggs. A sanction says what?
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My 20 minute dentist appt today cost me £23 per minute I was in the chair. I will at least earn about 3 nectar points for the experience.
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
My 20 minute dentist appt today cost me £23 per minute I was in the chair. I will at least earn about 3 nectar points for the experience.
Was listening to Splinter the other night and apart from all the Trent Reznor whispering it has _such_ a good run of proper Numan songs on it and also how on earth is it 12 years old already.
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Was listening to Splinter the other night and apart from all the Trent Reznor whispering it has _such_ a good run of proper Numan songs on it and also how on earth is it 12 years old already.
Clearly none of these organizations were sourcing their paper from Scandinavia which might have then involved a wholesome visit to a paper mill with a trip through the forest, meatball lunch and a can of fruit Ramlösa.
"No Other Choice" becomes the second piece of media I've seen, after "The Office," that uses the paper industry as the saddest, most pathetic thing you could be doing with your life
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Clearly none of these organizations were sourcing their paper from Scandinavia which might have then involved a wholesome visit to a paper mill with a trip through the forest, meatball lunch and a can of fruit Ramlösa.