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 24, 2021

May 14 - 16, 1979

 

Monday, May 14, 1979 kitchen

 

Well another very miserable day, rain and cloudy. Well, Esther came up, she and I did my kitchen. She done a good job and it looked very good. Betty was coming, but Zak was home sick. I hate cleaning house in the rain or clouds. Bill put some more shelves up in the garage.

 

Flicka's 3rd Birthday with Carmen, Cindy, Zak, Monica and Chris


 

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 15, 1979 RAIN ALL DAY

 

I cleaned my two-bedrooms and little hallway. Betty up to the shelter, she only helped to do just the tops of the door and the ceiling lights. I done the rest.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 16, 1979 living room

 

Well it was raining when we got up. I done up the regular work. Esther came, she and I began to clean the living room. Fern came later, she cleaned all the loose things we moved out of the room. Finally the sun came out for a little while. It clouded up and rained. Then it cleared again and about noon we had a heavy rain and then it cleared off and it was a beautiful sunny afternoon. I did some washing, curtains, table runners etc. Got supper. Esther came after supper, she and Monica. She took my drapes down and cut them and hemmed them. She pressed the new lace curtains and put the drapes up. She has been such a big help. Betty up to the shelter.

 

 

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