Butler Women of Wisdom Book Club

Hi Everyone, Those of you that missed last night’s book club missed out on an enchanting Victorian home tour. Thank you, Becky, for allowing us to enjoy your charming home. Becky’s decorating flare, “New England” style as Cheryl identified it, in addition to Becky’s memoirs associated with her various knick-knacks and furnishings transported us to another place and time, kairos (Greek for “the right moment”). Other members besides Cheryl in attendance, Ginnie, Jody, and myself, all relaxed in the ambiance of Becky’s candlelit garden patio. A very “wabi” (Japanese for an understated form of beauty) summer indulgence. The Elegance of the Hedgehog was a perfect read for summer discussion. It seems that the books we read are most often read in “kairos.” I can’t exactly pinpoint why, but reading Muriel Barbery’s book this month felt like the right time for it. With school out for the summer, I had time to contemplate Renee’ and Paloma’s philosophies on life. I agreed with Paloma ...

Hi Everyone, Thank heaven the school year has ended! With the promise of a stress free summer ahead, I hope to devote a piece of my time to living vicariously through the characters in books. Like in our June read, The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery, the “50 something” intellectual Renee provides us with much to ponder on life. We will meet to study this character and her young friend Paloma at 6:30 P.M. on Wednesday, June 24, at Becky Ferguson’s house in Chicora. In looking back to our May meeting, few of us finished the book The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski. Ginnie and Cheryl had to stay closed mouthed about much of the story since Barb, Becky, Lori, Tina, and I were not done reading it. A 562 page epic about a young mute’s mission to solve his father’s death, the book is a long drawn out saga that could have been condensed into 200 pages. The plot includes a family of dog breeders, which is my only motivation to keep reading considering my new f...