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, October 7, 2020

May 14 - 15, 1976 It's FLICKA not Flicker! A new baby!

Friday, May 14, 1976 LITTLE FLICKER  BORN LATE TONIGHT

 

Another nice sunny morning, the sun came up when I got up. Today I done regular work, cleaned that room down cellar. I cleaned the breezeway and did a heap of washing and ironing. Betty down town and done my shopping. Bill worked on the septic tank, got it all done. Carmen to a birthday party tonight.

 

SHE ARRIVED TONIGHT AT (blank) ED TIME

 













 

 

I waited for this last phone call tonight. Carmen called, the filly had finally been born at (blank). Carmen helped and Angel got along just fine. Carmen and Betty are so excited and pleased and Walt too. The Berry girls were there. Betty, Walt and Carmen and Ebony was watching too. She is the first colt born at that place.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 15, 1976

 

A nice and sunny day. I done regular work. Then I went down and cleaned the cellar. Zak here all day. Bill finished the back porch. Today Betty’s folks have had a lot of company to see the little colt. She and her mother have been out in the corral all day. She is running and playing and having such a good time. All the people think she is very cute which she is. Billie gone with Lawrence all day. I went down to see the new baby, called this morning and again after supper. She is a sweet little creature. They are all so pleased with it.

 




Uncle Gabe

 

 

 

 

 

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