Butler Women of Wisdom Book Club

Happy New Year! 2016 has blown by like a storm in the night. During this turbulent year, we have all experienced both joys and losses, and for brief interludes in between, we’ve found solace in the books we read. So much happens beyond the pages and in between our meetings, we have no doubt that each of our personal stories are worthy of a novel. For Ginnie, Lori, and I, and our family, we experienced the loss of our dear mother in May. We are so thankful to have friends like all of you who so kindly donated this year’s Women of Wisdom charity to the Butler Area Public Library in our mother’s name. For this and many other reasons, a joy we value is certainly the time we share together with you, the Women of Wisdom, at our monthly book club meetings.      Recently, we celebrated the end of our organization’s thirteenth year with another memorable annual Christmas party. On December 17, six couples - Becky and Jim, Cheryl and Greg, Ginnie and Lee, Lori and Doug, S...

Hi Everyone, What a wonderful winter turnout we had for our Butler Women of Wisdom’s January book club at Natilie’s Pizzeria. It’s always enjoyable to see everyone. In attendance were Barb K., Cheryl, Ginnie, Lori, Mandy, Sharon, and me. We were especially happy to see Mary Beth back in the fold! Her pet business is flourishing placing her in the time-consuming world of business owner and entrepreneur; but once a book club member, always a book club member; Mary Beth came back to us! Well, it was unanimous. We were all hooked once we began reading Adrianna Trigiani’s book All the Stars in the Heavens . The intriguing story Trigiani created around Loretta Young’s movie star life and her relationships with the biggest names in Hollywood kept us turning the pages. More, more! We wanted all the juicy details that Trigiani could dig up. Starting with Loretta’s innocent romance with Spencer Tracy, we succumbed to the plot based on one luscious encounter after another. Clar...

Reminder of Pasquale's Coastal Village; pic taken on our trip to Italy, 2011 Hi Everyone, It was nice to see so many of you at the November meeting at Barb K.’s!   In attendance were Barb, of course, and Cheryl, Ginnie, Lori, Becky, Sharon, Mandy, and myself.   Eight in all! Barb’s home was a lovely venue for a relaxing meeting as we had expected. She served us a scrumptious pepperoni casserole, salad, and a yummy cake for dessert, mmmm good!   It is always enjoyable to share beautifully prepared food with good friends.  The November meeting was extra special for another reason. As Cheryl lugged a huge box into Barb’s home, we all wondered what in God’s good name she had inside it. Mysteriously touting it as a “surprise,” we waited patiently for her to reveal its contents. Finally, at the end of our meeting, she opened the box and inside it were multiple hard-cover copies of Adriana Trigiani’s brand-new book All the Stars in the Heavens ! Cheryl ...