Another Sweet Weekend: Very Berry Pie

You can now expect some kind of sweet recipe on my blog every other weekend. I love to cook, especially chopping things, kidding! Well, not really, I find it quite relaxing. Almost as relaxing as shooting my pink gun at the range.
Back to cooking, it's a lot like chemistry, only you get to eat something delicious at the end if you do everything correctly. So here we go, this week I present to you with my first ever pie! It seems very Labor Day-ish and fitting for the closure of summer and embracing of the cooler seasons.  I used blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

This recipe for "very berry pie with the perfect piecrust" came from the book Cupcakes and Cashmere by Emily Schuman. Great book by the way, I stumbled across it in a local shop here in Saint Augustine called Declaration Boutique. If you come through Saint Augustine ever, I must say stop there, or check them out here online. Lara, the owner, is the sweetest person she is just emanating with good vibes. When she was packaging up my purchase she took her time to properly wrap up the book in some pink tissue paper with some cute tape and even threw a little "Peas and Thank you" treat in the bag, "just like Emily would do it."

I never realized how much effort went into baking a pie, crust and all. The dough gave me the most trouble. I'm not sure if the warmth of my house had an effect on it or what, but it just didn't want to stay together. I had to add more water then called for, but it ended up working out. The lattice work will take practice, and may have been easier had I perfected the dough. The only thing I did different then the recipe was add an egg wash for some extra shine and more warmth to the crust color. This pie was divine, especially with a scoop of ice cream. I think my boyfriend ate 3 pieces and can't stop talking about how tasty the crust is.
I can't give you the recipe, sorry you'll have to check out her book. It's not just recipes either, it has tips on makeup, fashion, entertaining, organizing, etc.
Have you made a pie before? Any tips for newbies that will make me want to try again?