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I ventured into town last week to do some chores and banking. I had not been into town for about five weeks! So I was very conscious it had to be a race around town even though it was Wednesday market day. So I got all my lovely veg etc from the market and did my shopping and banking. I went back to the car to put my heavy bags away and had about twenty minutes left on my parking ticket. So I decided I would pop into the Oxfam bookshop. I'm so very glad I did!
This is what I bought!
Ruth Watson - Something for the weekend with eight around the table! Well I did not save it for the weekend, I made the pearl barley and pea risotto which was great. Some of you may know Ruth Watson from the popular channel 4 TV programme the Hotel Inspector. Its a great book and I quite admire her loathing of vegetarians (even though I have been one for over 35 years!), she has a certain style that is endearing.! I have since found it cheaper on EBay, but Oxfam wins hands down. RRP was £25 it cost me £3.49!
My second great buy was this:
Which is the 50th Anniversary edition of Good Housekeeping the cooks companion. Its great, very technical in places but easy to follow. Once again its cheaper on Ebay, but I love the Oxfam bookshop and I even got to tick the gift aid box on both purchases. This was also £3.49.
So pop into your local Oxfam bookshop to either donate books, or buy them, its a win win situation!
I love the Oxfam bookshop too - it's so professional and easy to find what you're looking for.
ReplyDeleteThere's a new charity book store opened in the Arcade I noticed but I haven't been in yet (opposite the butchers).
Welcome back to Magpie Monday, hope you're well x
Thanks Liz xxx Yes getting back into the swing of things again, and New Years Resolution to blog more! I will have to pop into that other one too then, but running out of shelf space x Hope you are great too, say Hi to your Mum xxxxx PS: Nice to be back!
ReplyDeleteGood advert for Oxfam and all charity shops are great for books.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kate, I think Oxfam have it right- they always have the books in order so easily found, and I'm sure that is why they sell so many! Thanks for reading my post. Ellie.
DeleteI love books, especially cookery ones.... best part is trying the recipes out :)
ReplyDeleteCouldn;t agree more! I suppose in reality each book I have I make aout 6/8 things from it, apart from some serious baking books I have, but then that's half the fun I suppose, I would like to challenge myself to making every cake in one of my books, but I do not think my waistline would thank me!
DeleteI love cookery books too , and have favourite recipes in each one I own. I used the Oxfam bookshop a lot when I started college ( I was 40 at the time!). I bought lots of text books and some of the literature I was studying. Great prices and also books I couldn't find anywhere else.
ReplyDeleteI agree Scarlet and I like the fact that they are all in great condition! and of course its a great cause!
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