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!

Sunday, May 30, 2021

October 16 - 19, 1978

 

Monday, October 16, 1978 A VERY HEAVY FROST

 

This morning there has been a very heavy Frost. First real heavy one for the season. Cold all day. I done my regular work, down to Betty’s. Came home, done a small wash. Also Betty’s wash down there. Well has more water.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 17, 1978

 

A beautiful day. I have been very busy all day getting ready for company tomorrow. Bill up to the shelter today helping. Betty got the room ready to set the stove up.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 18, 1978 Es, Fern and Cliff up for supper

 

It has been a nice sunny day. I got my regular work done than I got the lemon pie finished, got the turkey in to cook, made bread, washed floor, took a bath. They came about 11. Fern and Esther. Cliff came at supper time. Vince called a little while. He brought Esther’s mail over and a very pretty anniversary card for Bill and I. Kimmy home from school sick. Carmen at a rescue practice in Naples tonight. Betty and Walt looking for a car today.

 

 

 

Thursday, October 19, 1978

 

To town. I did my shopping and Betty’s. Came home, took her things down and got mine put away. I did a wash, made a salmon loaf, a pie etc. Betty up to shelter this PM. They dug Dawn’s well.

 

 

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