Five Minutes With…
Welcome to Five Minutes With… a new feature where I invite bloggers of all genres to tell us a little about themselves and their blogging journey.
Today’s blogger is Lorna who blogs at Gin & Lemonade, second place winner of Best Overall Blog at the Annual Bloggers Bash 2018.
Q1: When and why did you start blogging? Which platform do you use?
It all started as a drunken idea I had in Italy, years before I wrote my first post.
I’ve travelled since I was 4 years old, and I’ve been a wheelchair-user for longer. Those two things are an interesting mix.
I wanted a place where I could talk about my travels, where the wheels where just an added bonus.
Gin & Lemonade actually started in 2010. I’d just moved in with my boyfriend in Edinburgh. It’s not the most wheelchair-accessible place in the world, and I figured a blog was a good place to share my travels and (mis)adventures on wheels.
I wrote for 7 years on wordpress.com, but I’m now self-hosted WordPress with the groovy folks at Lyrical Host.
Q2: What topics/themes do you blog about? Do you ever deviate from that theme?
All the topics.
I write about my life as a disabled person. I’m also an American who has lived in Scotland since I was 12, so third-culture issues sneak in there sometimes, too.
I live in a house in the country with my husband (I married the boyfriend), our three-year-old daughter, some fish, lots of books, and computers that have names.
I’m a writer who procrastinates, so I write about not writing. But I’m working on that part!
There’s also reading through my book-hoard, family travel, and conversations with my kid.
What was the question? 😉
Q3: Which of your blog posts is your favourite and why do you like this one so much?
I’ve been going a long time, so that’s a hard one!
A recent favourite is a road-trip post that included public embarrassment. Those are my favourites to write, actually.
My Mother Has A Condition: https://ginlemonade.com/2018/04/09/my-mother-has-a-condition/
Q4: Do you have a top tip to share for any new bloggers that might be reading?
Be yourself. Treat blogging like a conversation. Readers are friends we haven’t met, but not everyone has to like us.
Q5: What’s your favourite social media platform?
Facebook.
Find out more about Lorna by connecting with them via the links below:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ginlemonadeblog
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ginlemonadeblog/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginlemonadeblog/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ginlemonadeblog/
A lovely interview with our award winner! It was lovely to meet you on Saturday Lorna! <3
Thank you, Ritu! It was wonderful to meet you, too! And I still say everyone’s invited up here.
I’ve never been to Scotland… you never know!!! <3
Thank you for sending me to that post. All I can say is that Neil’s a very brave man. It was lovely to meet both of you on Saturday.
Lovely to meet you, too April. First conversation in the door. Neil may be a brave man, but he’s also a lucky one. 🙂
Thanks for this, Shelley. It’s brightening my Friday!
My pleasure ???? Thank you so much for joining me xx
Another blogger who writes and makes us smile. We are yet to meet. The Squire might even venture with me to the next Bash! Don’t forget if you need a housesitterx2 for those fish, just let us know 😉
I love these interviews 🙂 Nice to meet you, again
Award-winning Lorna! I very much agree with no.4
Award-nominated, though. 😉
Lovely little interview with another great blogger who I have had the pleasure to meet in person. I love that I can say that now about both of you ????