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!

Saturday, July 3, 2021

February 22 - 25, 1979

 

Thursday, February 22, 1979

 

A very nice day. Zak came up to stay while Betty went to the luncheon at Edwina Gyers on Paris Hill. She got home late in PM. Bill and Walt still working on the pipes.

 

 

 

Friday, February 23, 1979

 

A beautiful day. Zak watched TV. I done up the work, ironed, washed, washed windows and dusted. Bill worked at Walt’s all day. Betty and Carmen relaxed today. Came and got Zak after dinner. Vince came over and played with him.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 24, 1979

 

A very rainy day. I have been busy all day, cooked, made one pie for the shelter supper. I cleaned up the house. Dorothea and David called. Carmen, Betty, Laurie and Zak called. Bill and Walt got the pipes in and the bathroom going.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 25, 1979

 

A very nice mild day. The snow settled a lot. I didn’t do much today. I done regular work. I washed and I worked on the puzzle today. Kimmy called a minute. Billie down to Fern’s and then went down and called on Lloyd Trueworthy. Bill out and around.

 

 

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