The blog posts below are taken from my grandmother's diaries. Althea Green Smith Crook was lovingly referred to as Nanny to her immediate family ~ thus her diaries are called Nanny's Diaries.

Nanny wrote in her diaries when she remembered to - mostly in the evening. There will be some years in which she didn't keep diaries and there will also be some days/weeks in her yearly diaries in which she skipped or forgot to write in them. For the most part, these are her words - written as she wrote them. There will be typos, forgotten punctuation, and other grammatical errors - but I am rewriting these as my Nanny originally wrote them.

As with all old handwriting, there are some entries that I can't quite make out - and these entries will be followed with a (?) to signify that this may or may not be correct or I can't figure out what she is trying to write.

Thank you Nanny for leaving us 50 years worth of memories! We miss you!

Thursday, February 25, 2016

May 12 - 16, 1958



Monday, May 12, 1958

A partly cloudy day. I washed, clothes got dry. We had a thunder shower in p.m. Judy had a big black and white CALF today. Betty got her LAMB tonight. It came from Rhines farm at Westbrook.






Tuesday, May 13, 1958

Partly cloudy and cold. It has been such a cold month so far. I ironed. Picked dandelions for supper. Picked over some of the dishes Betty had upstairs. Kay up here for supper. Billie and Dennis hauled hay. Bill painted.



Wednesday, May 14, 1958

A fair day. Cold. I cleaned up the whole house good. Put the shed chamber back into shape. Dot, Lorraine, Joan and kids called. Showers in the early evening.



Thursday, May 15, 1958

A very cold day, so cold tonight Bill couldn’t paint. Nancy Smart Dyer called in forenoon. I did up housework. Betty took the lamb up to corner. He is very cunning. Aunt Ava and Hilda called. Pigs born at Chet’s today.



Friday, May 16, 1958

I done up the house cleaning. Got ready and went to town. Bill didn’t work. It rained. I cooked.


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2 comments:

  1. NormaFebruary 25, 2016 at 9:14 AM

    I remember that little lamb. So cute and I remember it running around in the house leaving little pellets. Loved that little dark face.

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  2. NormaFebruary 25, 2016 at 9:15 AM

    I remember that little lamb. So cute and I remember it running around in the house leaving little pellets. Loved that little dark face.

    ReplyDelete

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