RACHEL OWEN

I never claimed to be a good blogger, but not posting a single thing since June has been fairly remiss of me. Sorry. Needless to say, I...

Out the back of my house there is an urban jungle. There is a wash of green that stretches almost as far as the eye can see – dotted with...

Upon waking up this morning I was very pleased to discover that I’d managed to schedule myself a day off! Between working a stupid number...

Did you know that third Monday of January is considered to be ‘Blue Monday’ – and it’s often regarded as one of the gloomiest days of the...

Well. I think it’s safe to say that, from my perspective, 2019 didn’t end exactly as planned. Between a minor emergency operation in...

…and the living is easy – at least, that’s according to Gershwin. I’m sure none of you are particularly surprised to hear that my summer...

The end of second semester can only mean one thing – the annual course trip to the Farne Islands! Sadly, this year we weren’t able to go...

It’s not very often that I wake up with the desire to go somewhere totally unplanned. It usually requires a day or two of thought, before...

I spent my Christmas holidays taking pictures. That sounds quite relaxing, doesn't it? I can assure you – it wasn't. I was on a race...

I don't know about anyone else, but to me it felt like 2018 just flew by! I look back over what I did this year and my overwhelming...