{"id":3402,"date":"2022-10-22T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-22T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.republicofcats.com\/thelick\/?p=3402"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:31:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:31:17","slug":"saturday-morning-coffee-with-laura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.republicofcats.com\/thelick\/saturday-morning-coffee-with-laura\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday Morning Coffee with Laura"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Innovator and surfer Laura tells us about her glorious seaside life with her handsome tiger Wellington Boots, known by friends and family as Welly<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tell us the story of Welly, how did you guys meet?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was training to cycle from London to Paris with work, and put it this way… I’m not a natural cyclist. So I used to make my training rides have an objective. Like cycling from London to Sussex to visit my parents. Or cycling the long way round for a pub lunch. Or visiting some newborn kittens on the other side of London. Yes. That’s how it happened. Welly was the most confident of his litter, a tiny stripy boy. I fell in love with him immediately and went back (with a car) a few weeks later to bring him home. The other side to this story is that I was quite newly living alone for the first time following a big break up. Welly helped mend a part of my heart and I think he’s extra special to me because of it. We lived the single lifestyle together for a while before I met my new partner who Welly is OBSESSED with. I’m not one bit bitter about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you could do anything for work in the world, what would it be and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I get energy from bringing new things into the world – so my career in Innovation makes lots of sense. If I could do anything, I’d probably do this with more of my own ideas. Or I’d run a surf bar on a remote beach in Asia. That would also be great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s your typical Saturday morning routine?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I recently moved to the coast, so now my Saturday Mornings start on Wednesday when I start getting a realistic view of the surf conditions I can expect by Saturday morning. If the surf’s up, we’ll be up and out asap, into our wetsuits, snaffling a cereal bar and homemade skinny flat white to-go on the way to the beach. We’ll go for proper coffee and brunch (mine’s a halloumi wrap) at Yallah in St Ives<\/a><\/span> afterwards and enjoy that post-surf zen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Welly catching some rays<\/em><\/sub><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

What’s the main thing you look forward to on a Saturday?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Getting out into the water and trying to catch some waves! If there’s no surf, we try to get a swim in regardless (in bikinis because that’s the best way to get those cold water endorphins). Oh, and going to our favourite restaurants – hit up Source Kitchen<\/a><\/span> in St Ives if you’re ever in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you had \u00a35 to spend on anything over a weekend, what would you buy and why?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With winter on its way, I’ll put it towards a ticket for a film at Newlyn Filmhouse<\/a><\/span> – a cute little cinema in the fishing village near us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What’s your Saturday anthem?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Sunlight (ft Years and Years)<\/a><\/span>, The Magician – it\u2019s the perfect vibe to hype you up before a surf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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