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, May 14, 2021

August 18 - 21, 1978 Drought

 

Friday, August 18, 1978 Hot and dry

 

Another very hot dry day. It was a clear cool dry day. I done up my regular work, went to town, came home. Watched the 2 programs. Esther and Cliff up here in evening. Betty up to the shelter all day. I ironed. Bill sawed some more trees down.

 




 

 

 

 

Saturday, August 19, 1978

 

A very hot day again. Billie picked rest of the shell beans and squash that were ready. It is so dry. I done regular Saturday work. Betty up to the shelter all day and evening. Martha Grover here today. Zak up today and for supper. He gets quite lonesome. Betty and Walt had company last night and most of today.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 20, 1978 a bad drought still with us, New Power Saw

 

When we got up it was raining just a very little. It was cloudy for a short time, but no more rain. Then it cleared and sunny and hot rest of the day. Bill and Billie jacked up the building down in pasture. It had settled as the frost had heaved it during the winter. Zak up. Carmen and Kim very late at night or around 6 just to call. Kim done some driving. Betty and Walt went for a ride. It was the first day Betty had not been at the shelter since they began building. Still very dry

 

 

 

Monday, August 21, 1978

 

I did a wash. A nice day. Bill likes the new power saw. Zak up here today. I watched TV programs or soap operas. I cooked steaks outside tonight for supper. Betty and Carmen over to Norway today.

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