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!

Thursday, August 12, 2021

July 25 - 28, 1979

 

Wednesday, July 25, 1979

 

It has been kind of cloudy and a hazy sunny day. I done up my work, went down to Betty’s. Kids and I picked all the peas. Fern was there, we all shelled them for freezing. Esther, Susan and children all went blueberrying.

 

Whippet loved dirty slippers, clothes, etc

 

 

 

 

Thursday, July 26, 1979

 

A hot day. Went to town with Betty. I came home, picked peas. Got supper, watched TV programs. Made brownies and molasses cookies.

 

 

 

Friday, July 27, 1979

 

HOT AGAIN. Well another very busy day. Bill went down and got a large turkey. I have been busy all day, dusted, cleaned up the house, did a dite of washing etc.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 28, 1979

 

So hot all the time, humidity is high. I have been very busy all day. I made rolls for the NHF supper. I made bread, 3 pies, cooked the turkey, got the string beans picked, Billie helped, and ready to cook. I cleaned up the house, made the beds or change them, washed my floors etc. etc.

 

 

 

 

 

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