‘Did you enjoy your stay?’ ‘Well, no.’ I said. We were checking out of our hotel on our most recent road-trip to Edinburgh. My mouth gets me in trouble sometimes. Like that time I asked Neil to marry me. Or the time I threw my Dad out of my house. Or that time I asked why the shit am I friends with these people? Now. I could have been talking about a few reasons why this trip was not the…
Consider this a belated ‘If we were having coffee’ post. Hi. First, I would like to thank all of you who recently, and not so recently, clicked the button to read my ramblings. I appreciate every one of you. And I didn’t know there were so many, many flooring and sanding companies out there. So that’s neat. Life in the frosty north has been ticking along. My NaNo novel has not. The highlight of my day yesterday was when Isla…
Gin & Lemonade is a disability lifestyle and parenting blog, sharing my adventures fighting ableism, promoting accessibility, and picking up all the toys in my house. I’m Lorna, and I started this blog in 2010, after moving to Edinburgh. More recently, after experimenting with country living for 4 years, the family and I are back in Edinburgh. I’ve always written about my life as a disabled person. And now I write about what it’s like to be a disabled mother.…
Hello! How’s the week treated you? I hope you’re all good, but even if you’re not, let’s put the world to rights. If we were were having coffee show you my favourite picture from this week. Isla decided my wheels needed redone. I was very happy with them. Some things: If she says she’s experimenting, she doesn’t get in trouble. She knows my favourite colour. We have rolls of wallpaper for her painting experiments. Next time this happens, I’m gonna…
