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, July 26, 2021

May 21 - 25, 1979

 

Monday, May 21, 1979

 

Well it is another miserable day. I have been busy all day. I shampooed my hair. Got supper, made a pie. Betty up to the shelter getting some things done before the open house next Sunday.

 

 

 

Tuesday , May 22, 1979 permanent

 

Well it cleared and I did a big wash. It was a nice day. After he got the wash done I went and got my spring permanent.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 23, 1979

 

Cloudy and showers again. I did a big ironing, it was quite warm. I have been busy putting winter things away.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 24, 1979 CHICKS

 

Another very heavy rainy day. I done up my work. Betty cleaned up her house. Later in a.m. we went to New Hampshire and got her chickens. Fern, Joy and Es went. I got a few things.

 

 

 

Friday, May 25, 1979

 

A very heavy rainy day all day. Another very miserable day. Bill out and in all day. I cleaned the pots and pans, what a job. I done other odd and end jobs. Betty up to the shelter all day getting ready for Sunday.

 

 

 

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