Books, chicken and Hitchcock.

On Thursday we went to town. We wanted to see some sights (ended up seeing St. Pauls from the outside, not the inside. I love going to churches, but not if I have to pay £14 to get in..), but mainly to get books. And to do something else than watch Hitchcock movies. I had none before that. Sure, yes, I had Pride and Prejudice, but I have that always. And as much as I love that book, and I do, I wanted new books. New material. Lines I didn't know by heart.

So we went to Waterstone's. A great shop. They really have such a great selection in books here (not just Waterstone's) and what's even better, there are always great offers. The bookshops are really selling the books, getting people to buy them and read. I love it. I came away with 3 books. And so did V. (They have this 3 for 2 offer basically all the time. I like to take advantage of it.) 3 wonderful books. I got one by David Nicholls, one by Stephen Fry and one on Mao and the great famine. It can't all be fun and games now, can it?  V's books are this Game of Thrones series. Something or other. Weird language, that's all I can say.

This post was supposed to be about three things, but I can't seem to get the two others in. The books are taking so much space. But speaking of books and book offers, I really have to try my best not to buy cooking books. Yesterday I saw one that looked really great and it was dirt cheap! But I resisted. I mean, we are fully capable of making a great (it is) roasted chicken with our own spice combo and a little help from Jamie Oliver. I can smell the wonderful smell. And chicken here is so cheap. You can get two whole chickens for only £4. Like we did.

And watch more Hitchcock. Like we did and will do. Tonight is North by Northwest. And then there's Vertigo. We've seen Birds, Psycho, Dial M for Murder and Rear Window. It's a really different type of storytelling than in other movies. I like it. Though I do not understand what the fuss is about Birds. What's so great about that? Or would it have been better with Grace Kelly and Cary Grant? I mean, who can beat Cary Grant? Hmm.. Rock Hudson maybe. Or not. Well, that's a whole different story.

Hey, I got all three things in. Yay.