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!

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

February 25 - 28, 1978

 

Saturday, February 25, 1978

 

A beautiful day. I got the breakfast which was late. Carmen ate and Bill took her over to do the chores then she went home. I got my dishes washed and some work done than Dorothea came and Dave went to the garage with his truck. Dorothea helped me to do the rest of the housework. I did get the windows washed. Betty came then we went down to Fern’s. Fern had us help her look some things over. She got rid of some things. We came home and Fern stayed for supper. Kimmy called for a little while. Billie went with Lawrence.

 

Joy's house



Carmen off to do chores

Carmen feeding Ebony and Gabe with Judd's supervision

 

 

 

 

Sunday, February 26, 1978

 

A very nice sunny mild day. I done my regular work then I washed my kitchen floor. Bill up with Ilan to help move the fish house. Barry Richardson helped them. Walt and Betty hauled some wood.

 

 

 

Monday, February 27, 1978 School began

 

A very nice day. I did a big wash and the clothes dried very good. I went down to Betty’s, we cleaned up her house. Fern got a permanent. Then she came up to Betty’s for a little while. Bill sick. Billie worked part of the day.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 28, 1978

 

A beautiful day. I done regular work and a big ironing. Also I did some more washing. Bill still sick. Billie worked part of the day.

 

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