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!

Monday, May 10, 2021

August 3 - 6, 1978 Birthday Party for Nanny

 

Thursday, August 3, 1978 BC $242.30 AC $106.30

 

Cloudy and foggy this morning when we got up. I got ready to go to town. Bill went down early to War ren’s. Susan, Delores, Kim, Vince, Chris and Monica went.

 

 

 

Friday, August 4, 1978 RAIN

 

Today we have had a good rain which we needed very much. Gardens got so dry. Billie didn’t have to work today. I made an appointment for my eyes and Zak too.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 5, 1978 Es, Cliff, Vince and Chris left today for Ohio for a week

 

A nice sunny day. I been busy all day. I done regular work, changed the beds, made cupcakes and cookies for the bake sale tomorrow at New Hope Farm. I washed floors, washed all the washing. Billie did lawns, Bill mowed his lawns too. Zak up here tonight. They been very busy up to the shelter today getting ready for the open house.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 6, 1978 celebrated my birthday, OPEN HOUSE AT SHELTER

 



Dawn, the President, cuts the ribbon


 

 

I did a big wash. So as not to have to wash tomorrow. Dorothea and Dave came up about 10 o’clock. I went up to the shelter for open house. It was quite a good day, a few early-morning sprinkles. At the open house they had a lot of people, sold all their food and a lot of the rummage. Also over $300 on donations. At about suppertime we had the backyard cookout. Thomases, Hortons, Wolffs, Ragers and Deming also Richard and Yates. I got a lot of nice gifts as usual. And a nice brand-new lawn swing chair. I appreciate all the things they do.

 

David, Walt and Poppa










Surprise!!!

Walt, Buddy, Jeff and Billie D


Monica and Cindy with Nanny

 

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