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!

Monday, September 30, 2019

August 24 - 27, 1972


Aunt Fern


Thursday, August 24, 1972 HOT

A very hot day again. I done regular work. Down to Betty’s while she mowed the lawns. I done some of her work for her. Bill working there today, he has the wall board all on. Walt worked late again tonight. I went down to Fern’s while Billie went to get his haircut. We had shell beans tonight from the garden. Carmen up here. Zak still not good. We took some corn and cukes to Gordon.



Friday, August 25, 1972 Billie worked for Betty and Walt, $75

A beautiful day. Billie didn’t have to work. Work is slack just now. He is quite discouraged with his job. He picked beans, corn etc. Cleaned up around, did some trimming etc. Betty took me to town today. Walt home kind of early.



Saturday, August 26, 1972 Bill worked at Walt’s

A very nice day. I done regular work. Did some cooking. Bill worked at Walt’s. Billie did his lawn trimming. Bill mowed after supper. Fern and Lloyd called. Betty had Esther and Billie for supper.



Sunday, August 27, 1972 Hot sunny till late p.m. Billie helped saw wood at Chet’s

Another nice hot day. Bill worked for Walt. In late p.m. Walt got sick, so they quit. Dorothea and David came up. We went down to see the house at Betty’s. Came back up here, picked corn and beans with Dorothea. Jean and Stan called today too. Billie helped to saw the wood up to Chet’s. We had bad showers this evening. Betty and children here for supper and evening.

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