I had friends over to celebrate Pi Day on Tuesday. We made pie. 
I failed to get a photo of the pies that everyone made! I don’t know how I forgot to do that. I’m hoping someone did…
I made an apple pie and I made a grape pie. The grape pie, being a novelty, was a devoured! Nothing left of that one. I think everyone loved it. Here’s the before the grape pie went in the oven – so you can easily see the design of the kite and the Greek letters for our sorority: Kappa Alpha Theta. This was an official (fun) meeting for my local Alumnae Chapter. It’s a great group – we have a lot of fun. [If you want to support a REALLY GREAT CAUSE to help children be fully represented in the courts, our philanthropy is CASA/GAL, please click on this link.]
ok. That’s done. [Claps the flour off my hands… I looked for the right GIF but alas, nope.]
To the TOB:
I have decided to attempt a ranking of the 17 books I read for TOB. A snapshot of my favorites as of today, because I find my appreciations are changing as the rounds play out.
FAVORITE to LEAST:
- My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout – voted out on 3/13
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi – moving to next round 3/16
- Black Wave by Michelle Tea – out on 3/9 (this was the take-me-by-surprise, loved-it-at-the-end book. PIE!)
- The Nix by Nathan Hill – a fun one for St. Patrick’s Day
- Mister Monkey by Francine Prose – battles Sudden Death 3/20
- Version Control / Dexter Palmer – kicks out my fave 3/13
- Grief is the Thing With Feathers – Max Porter – UNDERDOG? 3/15
- The Mothers – Brit Bennett – Mothers continues 3.14 (lots of pie 🙂 )
- High Dive By Jonathon Lee – out to the Mothers 3/14
- The Vegetarian by Han Kang – loses to the Birds 3/10
- Underground Railroad by Whitehead – steamrolling along 3/9
- All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders – loved it and also seemed to fizzle out. Moving up the bracket 3/10
- Sudden Death by Alvaro Enrigue – Play-in round winner! 3/8
- The Throwback Special by Chris Bachelder – had some beautiful sentences. Bounced out in play-in round 3/8
- We Love You Charlie Freeman by Kathleen Greenridge – too much and too little.
- Sweet Lamb of Heaven by L Millet – wanted to love but just puzzled me. Had lots of pie! Voted off the island 3/16
- Moonglow by Chabon – the more I think about it, the less I liked it; me being curmudgeony.
- The Sport of Kings by CEMorgan – sadly didn’t read, might try via aBook
I’m enjoying AND participating some in the comments! YAY ME. I have added a few books mentioned to the towering toppling tbr, too.
Tomorrow is The Nix vs. We Love You Charlie Freeman! and be sure to wear green, it’s St. Patrick’s Day…
Care's Books and Pie 