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!

Sunday, March 15, 2020

May 1 - 4, 1974


Wednesday, May 1, 1974 Tatum came home

Raining when we got up this morning. It cleared, but very hard strong winds. Betty got the kitten back from V Hospital. We cleaned Carmen and Kims’ rooms. Bill worked on the form for his cement foundation.



Thursday, May 2, 1974

A quite nice day. Down to Betty’s early. We cleaned Zak’s room, dark bedroom, upstairs bathroom and up and down stairs, halls. Bill worked on his ground for the cement for the new barn.



Friday, May 3, 1974

A mostly cloudy day. I went down to Betty’s early. We got her bedroom, downstairs bathroom and hall all done. Then we went to town and done some shopping. Bill paid Dexter McDaniels $200 for bulldozing etc. Lloyd and Stan called today. It began to rain early this evening.



Saturday, May 4, 1974

A nice day but very cold and windy. I done regular work, baked beans. I cleaned the electric stove and refrigerator. Bill working on his foundation for the barn. Billie helped also he helped Walt haul manure. Carmen played with Cathy Smith, then went to a birthday party in p.m.


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