Saturday Warmer
May went over to Helen's in A.M.
Mopped front piazza. Auction of Bingham's good. (sic) Mother & Mary came over to see the fun. Fred & Mother came in Eve.
Note: I can't make this entry out at all. Is Ada being sarcastic? "came over to see the fun"(seeing as she had written that the Binghams had just died) Is she just macabre? Is she just used to death and excited about the drama or "fun" of an auction?
The "piazza" is what she always calls the porch. I'm not sure if that's her particular use or the term in general use at the time.
Piazza is a common phrase for porch or veranda at that period. My grandmother used it till she died.
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