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!

Wednesday, May 27, 2020

January 16 - 20, 1975


Thursday, January 16, 1975

I was down to Betty’s a little while. I done regular work. Did some ironing. Betty came up and we worked on the safe downstairs. Picking it over, getting it ready to move. In evening Esther came over. Betty and I called at Minnie’s.



Friday, January 17, 1975 20 below this morning

A very cold day. I done up my work, did a washing. Joy came over, she brought Betty’s TV back. It works very good. Esther called, Bill took me to town today. A nice sunny day.


Zak watching tv in a rocker Nanny had as a child




Saturday, January 18, 1975

It has snowed hard all day. I’ve been busy, cooked, done some regular work. Washed floors etc. Billie went with Lawrence. It was 10 below this morning. Jeff and friend came up to Rudy’s and got Jeff’s car which has been repaired. They visited at Betty and Walt’s.



Sunday, January 19, 1975

Partly cloudy day. I have been busy all day. Took bath, done up housework, got breakfast, cleaned up the kitchen, washed, ironed, put buttons on my coat. Bill plowed snow, Walt, Lloyd and ours. Billie worked out in the barn, they shoveled. Billie up to Chet’s and done some things for them, cut toenails, corns etc. Walt up in evening and fixed Billie’s income tax. Randy over in evening.



Monday, January 20, 1975

A nice sunny day. I went down to Betty’s, came home and did my wash. Got some boxes out to look over from the safe. Bill up to Camp Encore. HUMIDIFIER CAME.
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