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!

Thursday, September 10, 2020

February 7 - 10, 1976 Another Red Letter Day (Nanny sure loved HAIRCUTS!)

 

Saturday, February 7, 1976 fair, not too mild, on the very cold side.

 

Zak up here last night, watched TV all forenoon and played with his toys. He was good while he was up here. He went home after supper tonight. I made a apple pie and bread and rolls. Bill here all day grouchy. Billie over to Norway and up to see Chet. Bill did get over to Norway to see about shoes.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 8, 1976 Hay

 

It was snowing when we got up, but is stopped and it cleared off. I did my washing. Bill went fishing with Ilan. Billie got a load of hay from Ervin Linscott. I did my washing. Billie Deming had dinner with Fern and Lloyd today. The Horton’s out for hamburgers today. Dorothea called this evening, wants Bill to check her fuses.

 

 

 

Monday, February 9, 1976 ZAK HAD HAIRCUT

 

A beautiful day, on the very cold side. Bill and I went down to Dorothea’s this a.m. Bill helped her with her fuses. Jeff was there. They are getting along just fine since David went. He is living at Auburndale apartments. Betty got Zak’s hair cut, a real one and it looks so nice. I love it. He likes it too. Kim up here this evening.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 10, 1976

 

A very nice sunny day, on the mild side. I was down to Betty’s a minute. She went to the dentist. I washed my windows and washed and waxed my kitchen floor. Got ready for company for supper. Fern and Lloyd came up, they enjoyed their supper very much. Went home about 9:30. Betty called and Zak a little while, they liked Zak’s hair cut too.

 

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