Woodsciman's Blog

How do you read poetry?

woodsciman — Sun, 16 May 2010 23:08:10 +0000

I was reading a poetry book today, as is my like when I am on a train journey and not meant to be working! Novels really are the preserve of when I am on a train and meant to be working. I could never put down a poetry book, answer the phone and answer a question about 'dynamic vapour sorption' or some other technical scientific question, but with a novel I can. Anyhow.... the book was Carol Ann Duffy's Rapture, a wonderful book, and the winning of the 2005 TS Elliot prize. It is a wonderful book of poetry and very modern in it's outlook. It was not the poetry that has caused me to write this blog but a comment by a reviewer in the front of the book (something I always read at the end, I like to make my own opinions), it said "Rapture is a rare thing... a poetry book that can (and should) be read fro

My irrational fear…

woodsciman — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:44:22 +0000

Well today one of my irrational fears has got the better of me and I am frustrated. I was meant to be going out this morning to walk with a group in the local hills, however because of the bad weather we had been warned that, although the walk will go ahead, the venue may [...]

The build up to Christmas

woodsciman — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:22:55 +0000

Well Christmas is nearly here and I think that I can finally relax! It’s strange is it not that something that is meant to be so joyous and so plesent becomes so syressful for so many people, myself included! There is always the inevitable rush at work before Christmas, reports, proposals and lab work that [...]

Getting fit for the hills

woodsciman — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 23:03:05 +0000

Well it happen on Monday, I was driving to work and as I rounded the a55 towards the Conwy tunnel I let out a little yelp of glee… There was snow on them there hills!! Well of course this has meant that I now have to get fit so I can head out to play! [...]

It has been so very long!!

woodsciman — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 12:34:28 +0000

I have just spent the morning catching up on news, not my usual Sunday morning treat of skipping through the Telegraph (normally both Saturdays and Sundays) over some bacon, eggs and some spiffing coffee picked up from one of my two current suppliers (HasBean & Londinium Espresso) whilst listening to Classic Fm, nope, I have [...]

Parsley – The Abused Herb

woodsciman — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 21:11:19 +0000

First if all the facts: In Central and Eastern Europe and in West Asia, many dishes are served with fresh green chopped parsley sprinkled on top. The fresh flavor of the green parsley goes extremely well with potato dishes (french fries, boiled buttered potatoes or mashed potato), with rice dishes (risotto or pilaf), with fish, fried [...]

Footnote to Blog 2…

woodsciman — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:52:27 +0000

Well this really is not a blog but more of a foot note to my last blog. I am sat on a train... again, yes I do drive, infact most days I drive quite alot, but when I am relaxing I like to spend my time on trains.

To be strangled by technology

woodsciman — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:00:51 +0000

Well here I am in the second of what I hope will be a successful series of blogs, but only time will tell. I am sat on a train heading up to Edinburgh for a little 'R&R', I think I need it, I have been working a little hard lately and this has made me tired, grumpy and irritable.

‘Elf and Safety, the blame culture and the loss of the spirit of adventure

woodsciman — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:55:41 +0000

I walked up Tryfan today, the weather was awful, truly awful but I did it, well I am pretty sure that I did it, my altimeter said that I was 10m above the summit and I could not see anything further up, which in 50 mile an hour winds and bad cloud cover that was good enough for me.

Welcome to my world

woodsciman — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:37:06 +0000

Welcome to the Blog of me, Graham A. Ormondroyd.

It has taken me a little bit of courage to start but hopefully my musings will be of some interest to some one, perhaps my Mother.. maybe? Well, what am I going to be blogging about, well anything and everything really, this may lead to a disjointed blog but it follows my life,