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!

Friday, April 2, 2021

March 9 - 12, 1978

 

Thursday, March 9, 1978

 

Got the work done up and went to town. Susan took us. I got home from town then I washed some windows on the outside, the two kitchen and big living room one. Then I ironed. I watched my two TV soap operas. I got supper. Zak still at home, he has a bad cold. Bill said he is going to the doctors. He has an appointment for tomorrow.

 

Carmen afflicted with Spring Fever

 

 

 

 

Friday, March 10, 1978

 

Another nice day. I done my work, washed windows. I did a dite of washing and ironing. Bill went to the town, to the doctors. Betty took him. His dizzy spells are still bothering him. A most beautiful day.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 11, 1978 TRADED TRACTOR

 

It was cloudy in a.m. but it cleared in PM. A mild day. I done regular work. Beans and bread. Kimmy was here, she helped. In PM Zak came up. Bill and Billie over to Norway, they traded tractors. We cleaned the cars up. Fern up for supper. Bill to the hospital this morning for some sugar test etc. He is better.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 12, 1978

 

A quite nice day. I done my regular work. Got all rest of the papers read. No one here except Betty’s folks dropped in for a little while. Not much going on or happening this day. Bill is still just about the same. White, pale, tired and quiet.

 

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