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!

Monday, October 5, 2020

May 7 - 9, 1976 Mother's Day

Friday, May 7, 1976 RAIN

 

A rainy day and very hard at times. I done up my regular work. I cleaned the refrigerator, electric stove, closets in Billie’s bathroom and my soap cupboard. Also my desk. Betty came up, took me to town. I did rest of my shopping. Bill down to camp all forenoon. I had baked finnan haddie and had Carmen up for supper. She went to the school dance. Esther and Cliff over here in evening. It rained very hard during the evening. They began cutting down on Betty’s today for the pool. George Smith and David Lee.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 8, 1976

 

A quite nice day, a lot more sun than we have been getting. It was very cold. I been busy washing, ironed, cleaned up the house. Kimmy here, we cooked. Bill and Billie went to see a man about the tractor. Carmen up to Augusta all day with the school to a music contest. She had a very good time. Zenya went also. It was BJ HS. Kimmy went to a slumber party at Martha Coombs. Carmen has such a good time last night at the school dance.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 9, 1976 MOTHER’S DAY, VERY NICE

 

I got $30 in money, two pretty dresses, two boxes of very nice candy (chocolate) and very nice cards. I’m a lucky old lady to have nice children like these. A very nice day. Also grandchildren. Fern, Lloyd called, Es and Cliff and of course Dorothea, Dave, Betty, Walt and children. I did a big wash and got them ironed. We had a roast pork supper and dandelions, the greens were so good. Billie picked the rocks in the garden and at Walt’s. Betty and Walt and kids pitched the tent today, a very nice one. Weather has been a little better today, some black clouds went by. Kimmy had a good time last night.

 

 

 

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