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, April 15, 2021

April 28 - 30, 1978

 

Friday, April 28, 1978

 

Partly cloudy, some wind. I did a dite of wash. I ironed. Also I cleaned the living room closets, the kitchen cupboards where we hang coats, jackets etc. the closets and cupboards in Billie’s bathroom etc. etc.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 29, 1978 they worked at the shelter today, put the foundation in

 

It was a nice sunny day but on the windy side. I did a huge wash. Blankets, bedspreads etc. Then I cleaned my bedroom. Did Billie’s bed. I ironed. Bill and Billie got the tractor and tools up from the shed. I walked down there.

 

 

 

Sunday, April 30, 1978

 

It was quite a nice sunny day but the wind blowed hard and it was cold. I did a washing. I cleaned Billie’s bedroom and the blue bathroom. Busy all day. Billie finished his fencing. Betty and kids called this evening. They are excited about going to Bermuda tomorrow. Carmen finally has the play at school behind her. She had quite an experience coming home. She was exhausted. She started home on foot because of the daylight time. Afraid her mother wouldn’t get there etc.

 

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