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!

Wednesday, May 26, 2021

September 30 - October 3, 1978 Milan and Betty arrive

 

Saturday, September 30, 1978

 

Quite a nice day, it got a little hazy in PM. I done all my work, did a ironing etc. Bill and Billie helped Walt saw the wood. Billie done most of it. Betty up to Joy’s and all around.

 

 

 

Sunday, October 1, 1978

 

Well we got a few late showers today but not enough to do any good. It has been cloudy all day. Bill, Billie, Betty and Walt sawed rest of Walt’s wood also Betty and Walt sawed some up to the shelter. Carmen called. Kimmy, Zak, Betty and Walt all called. Esther over to Phyllis’s camp with her and Brud, Verna and Cathy. All had a nice time and good dinner. Lloyd not very good today. I worked on the bills etc. today.

 

 

 

Monday, October 2, 1978 Milan and Betty came

 

It was foggy when we got up but it cleared and it was such a nice day. We had a quite good rain last night. And also yesterday some rain showers. I did my washing. Was going to help Betty, but Milan and Betty came so I didn’t. Phyllis called, we all went over to her cottage. I cooked a roast pork supper. Kimmy came up in evening.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 3, 1978 $242.30 Bill $106.30 Althea

 

A beautiful day. Betty C Horton took Milan and Betty and me all for a ride, we went in Milan’s car all around. Up to Stearns Pond etc. In PM we went over to Denmark. Bill getting ready to go to the hospital.

 

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