Butler Women of Wisdom Book Club

Hi Everyone, We made it! The sun is shining this morning, the crocuses and daffodils are sprouting strong and hardy in our yard, and the weatherman is calling for “fair weather ahead!” Oh, my, it’s like I am an addict desperate for a cocaine fix; my body is craving for sunshine. Just looking at the sun’s rays stretching along my living room floors and onto me sitting at my kitchen chair has me giddy. You people who have had your summer flings in the dead of winter don’t even know how extremely malnourished we feel, those of us who have not had an ounce of vitamin D since the early days of autumn. My mind is so absolutely depleted of brainpower, mental sharpness is a side effect of Vitamin D deficiency –no lie!, that it is a struggle for me to write this email. However, reading The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics (I think this book wins for our longest title) by Daniel James Brown inspired me. It was a great interlud...