User:Deccaboo

My name is Decca, I've held a wikipedia editing account for a while, but not really done much with it!

I'm a Pagan, having practiced as a witch for over a decade, and I am primarily interested in herbal medicines and remedies, and the use of magical herbs and spices in food, which is known as kitchen witchcraft.

I am also a linguist, having graduated from Bangor University in north Wales this summer with a B.A. (hons) in Linguistics. I have a passion for all aspects of language from syntax to language death and I speak English, Welsh and I'm learning Finnish and Xhosa.

I'm very interested in history, particularly in the English Civil War period and historical figures such as Queen Henrietta Maria, Elisabeth of Bavaria and Prince Rupert of the Rhine. My undergraduate dissertation was written on the use of pamphlet propaganda during the civil war period.

One of my main hobbies is Asian ball-jointed dolls, I'm part of the community on Den of Angels, an online ABJD forum, and I collect highly customisable resin dolls, produced by different companies across east Asia. I have seven at the last count; one Bobobie of China, one CP/Fairyland of Korea, two Volks of Japan and three Souldoll of Korea. This hobby takes up quite a lot of my time; I enjoy knitting, sewing, crochet and making miniatures from wood and clay, and I can incorporate all of these hobbies within my appretiation for ABJD.