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!

Saturday, January 30, 2021

July 18 - 21, 1977 HOT Weather

 

Monday, July 18, 1977 Hot

 

Another hot day. I did a big wash. Went to town with Betty. Then in PM down and helped Betty and kids make root beer. Susan called in evening. The kids, Zak and Vince, stayed in the tent again tonight.

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 19, 1977 HOT AND HOTTER

 

I got my work done up early. Got ready and at about 8:30 Betty and I left to go to Portland. Kimmy went to the dentist to get her teeth checked and new braces. Kathy went with her. They went with Walt early. After we went there, we went shopping for Walt’s birthday, also got some things for Kim. Zak stayed at Susan’s. He was so hot when he got home. It has been a very hot day. Bill didn’t do much today. I picked swiss chard greens. Carmen here for supper.

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 20, 1977 HOT HOT AND HOT

 

I done regular work. I did a wash. I went down to Betty’s. Tonight they had a steak cookout for Walt’s birthday.

 

 

 

Thursday, July 21, 1977 HOT HOT RED-HOT DAY

 

This is been a very hot day. It has been burning hot all day 95 to 100° all day. In late PM we got a very heavy thundershower, very high and damaging winds. Power went off for several hours. Kim came up tonight and stayed all night. Betty to a meeting.

 

 

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