Doug and Manoel. I believe that instead of barar a Casa it should be eu vou varrer a Casa. This means to sweep the house.
As you know only the very rich had any sort of wooden flooring or cement or tile floors. Most homes had hard dirt floors. The women would sprinkle a little bit of water on the ground to keep the dust down and would then sweep the floor. I remember women in Nordeste doing this when I was a young child in the late 50s early 60s. Most women would sing as they did household chores. It was an "Alegria ". People were poor but had genuine joy in their lives. The kind of joy one rarely sees anymore. Our ancestors were truly special people. Herb -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
