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, October 4, 2020

May 3 - 6, 1976

Monday, May 3, 1976 showery

 

This is been a miserable day, not but a very little of sunshine. In p.m. we had a bad thundershower. I worked at Betty’s, we did the dining room and back porch. Bill worked at the camp. We had the first mess of dandelions for supper, for this year. They sure were good. Es and Cliff called this evening. The deep-freeze was found defrosting tonight. It was because of working on the pump yesterday. No harm was done. The meat didn’t thaw out.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 4, 1976 cold

 

It dawned nice sunny and bright this morning but it got cloudy and very cold and some windy. Today we done Betty’s kitchen and utility room. It was quite late when we got done. Esther began at Fern’s today. We got to do Pa’s house now. Then I will begin mine. Bill puttering around doing odd jobs. Betty and I called down to Fern’s to take her Spic and Span back. Betty’s yellow cat Rubén was down there.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 5, 1976 MOWED LAWNS

 

Today I done a lot of things around here. I didn’t go down to Betty’s, she went to meeting. Berry girls came up for a little while then she went to Portland to meet a doctor, she and Walt about Zak. I did a big wash, I ironed. I did a dite of cooking. I went to town, bought groceries, paid the bills. Bill worked at camp. I had an early supper then went down to Betty’s to stay with the kids till Betty and Walt came. They went shopping and out for supper. Esther came over, we picked dandelions. I found a mess of them for Betty’s folks. Bill mowed some of the lawns for the first time.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 6, 1976 Aunt Ava’s birthday

 

A breezy day but very hot. I washed the sheets Betty gave me also rest of the clothes. I also cleaned the two bedroom closets. I went down to Betty’s a little while, she cleaned Pa’s apartment. Bill went down to camp, he went to the doctors for a checkup. He is okay. In p.m. he finished mowing our lawns than down to Betty’s. Bill Mitchell finished the woods across the road for Fred Dodge and hauled his equipment home. This evening I began picking over some boxes etc. in my closet.

 

 

 

 

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