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, June 28, 2020

May 9 - 12, 1975 Mother's Day


Friday, May 9, 1975

Finished cleaning at Betty’s. A very nice day. Betty’s house looks so nice when we got all done. She is very pleased. Bill painted down to Betty’s.



Saturday, May 10, 1975

A very nice day. I did a very big wash. I baked beans and washed kitchen floor, made biscuits for supper. Kimmy made a cake for her family and one for mine. Billie fenced at Walt’s. Billie got a lot of odds and end jobs done.



Sunday, May 11, 1975 MOTHER’S DAY

A very nice mild sunny day. I done my regular work. A very nice surprise for Mother’s Day. Dorothea came up for the day. We had a very nice day with all our immediate family together. We had a very nice supper outside. He got a little cool. I got money from Betty and very pretty card and nice cards from the grandchildren. Money from Billie and a toilet perfume from Dorothea with a very nice card. A very nice day all in all. Dorothea is adjusting to her new way of life and making the best of it all. Billie finished fencing at Walt. Bill got the garden harrowed etc.



Monday, May 12, 1975 Eye examination for Bill

Fog cleared up, a very nice day. I washed, Betty came up and we cleaned the radiators. Bill worked alongside of the road. In p.m. Betty took Bill to Portland for eye examination. One is no good. Doctor wants him to have x-rays taken to see what makes the eye push out so much. They didn’t get home until very late. We had our first mess of dandelions tonight.
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