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, June 14, 2021

December 13 - 16, 1978

Wednesday, December 13, 1978

 

I done up my regular work. I did a dite of washing, dried them inside. It is very cold and no sun. I made a pie, went over to Harrison with Betty. Down town. Tonight we went to the Junior High concert at Lake Region auditorium in Naples. Kim sang in the chorus. Kathy played in the orchestra. It was very good. Betty, Joy and I went.

 

 

 

Thursday, December 14, 1978 warmer

 

It was a dite warmer today. I didn’t go to town. Susan went to Norway. I made four batches of fudge. Done other odds and end jobs. Bill finished the refrigerators today. He went to the dump and done other odds and end jobs. Read papers all afternoon.

 

 

 

Friday, December 15, 1978

 

I done up my regular work. Got ready and went to town. Susan and Delores and me. I came home. Done some more work. Watched programs etc.

 





 

 

 

 

Saturday, December 16, 1978

 

A quite nice day. I done my regular work. Baked beans, made bread. Cleaned up the house. Billie went with Lawrence to pick up cattle. Bill down town and around. Carmen and Betty called. Dorothea and David called, brought up the gifts. Then we went to Betty’s with their gifts.

 

 

 

 

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