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, November 19, 2020

October 18 - 20, 1976

Monday, October 18, 1976 COLD

 

It has been a very cold day. Also windy. I washed and ironed. Went to town. Betty had us down there for roast pork supper for our 46 wedding anniversary. We had a cake, a very good meal. Many nice pretty cards and money for a gift.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 19, 1976

 

A very nice day. I done up regular work. We went to town then down to Betty’s. We done five of her hens. Bill killed them and took the feathers off. Came home, got supper to going. Then Billie and I went tonight after supper and we finished killing the old hens. Billie and Betty got the hen house cleaned out and the new pullets in before supper. Also they got the coops hauled off. The men came to see Joe McDonald today about buying his business.

 

Flicka and Ebony

Gabe







 

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 20, 1976

 

Cloudy rainy day. I looked over scraps etc. Betty had the coffee group at her house this morning. It rained harder in late p.m. and evening. Betty, Esther and I at Fern’s after supper. Betty and I went shopping for the birthday's tomorrow night. We called at Susan’s.

 

 

 

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