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 28, 2021

October 8 - 11, 1978 Milan and Betty Left

Sunday, October 8, 1978 MILAN AND BETTY LEFT

 

A nice day but very cold. I did a lot of work today. Cleaned up the house etc. Milan and Betty left about 5 AM to go back home. They had a very nice visit this week. Billie done a lot of outside work. In PM we went over to Joy’s and helped her kill her hens. Back up there in evening and saw the movie films of everyone. They were very good.

 

 

 

Monday, October 9, 1978

 

I did a big wash. Went down to Betty’s to start her housecleaning. Got the kids rooms clean. Kids home from school in observance of Columbus Day. Walt home early, he worked in his barn. Cold.

 

Carmen and Fifi



 

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 10, 1978 orders

 

A quite nice day. I done my ironing early, went down to Betty’s. Finished her upstairs and done her bedroom. Bill worked in the barn at Walt’s. I sent orders.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 11, 1978 Barn well went dry tonight

 

A quite nice day. Need rain very bad. The barn well went dry tonight. I went down to Betty’s, we cleaned her halls, bathroom and den and living room. Billie worked on the old barn floor.

 

 

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