TEN: Top 10 at 10 on 10/10/10

Courtesy of Noisy Decent Graphics

 Today is 10/10/10!  How often does that happen?  Not often!  In honor of today's rare date I have decided to do a Top 10 at 10 blog post.  I've asked my readers to post ideas for Top 10 lists on my facebook page and I am ready!  So here goes:

My Favorite Books
10. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
9.  Tithe by Holly Black
8. The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
7. My Antonia by Willa Cathar
6. Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
5.Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie
4. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen
3. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
2. The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling

And NUMBER 1 is....

Foods

10. Southern fried chicken

9. Mashed potatoes (they should have their own food group)

8. Spaghetti and meatballs

7. Livermush and scrambled eggs

6. French toast

5. French fries (homemade--not from a bag)

4. Calabash shrimp

3. Charleston grits

2. Irish beef stew

And Number 1 is....

Shepherd's Pie

Household Pets (Let's see if I can come up with 10):

10. Fish.  Any kind.  I love looking at beautiful fish tanks.  Watching fish swim is relaxing. That's the reason so many dentists put fish tanks in their offices.

9. Chinchilla

8. Frogs

7. Parrot (or any other bird that can talk)

6. Any breed of small monkey

5. Ferret

4.Small birds in a huge aviary (finches, canaries)

3.Tortoise

2. 2 words: MINI PONY!

And Number 1 is...

Why, my own furbabies of course!

Things I Would Buy If I Won A lot of $$$

10. I would give a lot to charity.  Cliche, but true.

9. Antique Bulova Watch

8. Mini Cooper

7. 1st ed. Peter Pan

6. Antique Windsor rocker

5. Antique secretary

4. Cottage on the shore of Ireland

3. Any house on the battery in Charleston, SC

2. Giant bungalow in NC mountains

And Number 1 is....

The Pumpkin Island Light House in Maine!

Well those are all the Top 10s I had time for! Thank you for the suggestions.  If I did not get to yours this time, maybe I'll get around to it at a later date.