Beautiful, warm, sunny day, but still windy. I took the bus into Providence and learned a few more things. Found out Frank Mauran bought the Dorr Mansion from the Providence Preservation Society, so apparently, Aunty Margarethe sold or gave it to the Society.
Also wandered around the beautiful, magnificent Brown University campus and envied the students. If it hadn't been for Aunty Margarethe, that's where I would have gone.
I'd been wanting to buy a book in French, so I could relearn the language, but I hadn't been able to find one at any normal bookstore. It occurred to me that the Brown University Bookstore would have books in various languages, so I went there. They had a vast assortment of books in French. I'd been wanting to read Proust's "Remembrance of Things Past" anyway, so when I found volume one in French, I bought it.
Also went to Swan Point Cemetery. Found out the dates and places of Aunt Mat and Unk's births and deaths. They were both born in Pennsylvania. Aunt Mat was born in Ringtown August 4, 1864, and named Martha Alvaretta Applegate. Unk was born in Shamokin, August 30, 1861, and named James Buchanan Klase, after the former president. Unk died April 2, 1950, and Aunt Mat August 11, 1953. They'd both been cremated, so there was no gravesite to visit.
Got back early, so I could go to the Post Office. Just one letter. Went to the super market and bought a few groceries.
Roy's bicycle tire went flat, so he borrowed Jay Jay's truck and took his bike to a shop and got the tire fixed.
Tomorrow looks like a go. We dismantled our bikes and put them away. Frank O'Neil, a very nice guy who's interested in buying the Jofian in a couple of years, will be going with us.
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