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!

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

April 21 - 24, 1975


Monday, April 21, 1975

Well it cleared off today and a nice day. I washed. Done a lot of odds and end jobs. Carmen here all day and for supper. She watched TV etc.



Tuesday, April 22, 1975

I did my ironing and a little washing. It has been a nice spring day. Carmen and Zenya rode horseback. Bill worked at Betty’s. Kimmy up here all day and supper. Betty took Carmen to the doctors for a complete physical. Zak came up tonight and is staying all night. Kimmy made some cookies, they came out very good. I went to town in p.m. with Betty. Carmen was very sick this forenoon.



Wednesday, April 23, 1975

A beautiful day, very mild. The snow went around the house, now all there is left is up by our wall. I made some donuts and a couple pies. Betty took Carmen down for x-rays and check up. Zak played good all day. Bill raked and cleaned up down to Betty’s. Billie raked and cleaned up in our front yard tonight. Kimmy had company all day. She had a very good time. This has been a wonderful day. Very warm and pleasant. Zenya got a new bike, 10 speed.



Thursday, April 24, 1975 $25

This hasn’t been a very good day. A warm rain. I done my work, went down to Betty’s. We cleaned Pa’s apartment. Her cellar, the closet and bureau draws and Kimmy’s room. In late p.m. I went to town. Carmen came up here and stayed all night. Bill got paid $25 today for working down to Walt’s. Carmen had a blood test today. She is pronounced okay, perfect health.

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