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!

Sunday, August 8, 2021

July 9 - 12, 1979 Zak's Basketball Camp

 

Monday, July 9, 1979 FINISHED MOWING, ZAK TO A BASKETBALL MEETING

 

Well another very nice day, on the humid side. I done my regular work. Washed. I went with Betty down to LR high school to take Zak down for a basketball check up. Bill finished mowing the hay. Carmen has been painting the corral and play house. Dorothea and Betty called on Joy a little while last evening.

 


 

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 10, 1979 HAY ALL IN

 

It has been a very hot and humid day. The hay made good. They raked it and baled it. In late PM they began hauling it and at 6:30 it was all in. I washed, ironed, cleaned my kitchen cupboards, washed and ironed my kitchen curtains. Down to Betty’s in PM a little while then came home, watched my programs. Down to Betty’s and watched them get the hay in.

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 11, 1979

 

Dark, cloudy and hazy when I got up this morning. Hot and humid. I didn’t do much today except washed my hair and put a rinse on. Betty and kids working and getting cleaned up for Norma and family. Bill didn’t do much.

 

 

 

Thursday, July 12, 1979 cows went, hair set, hot, got new cow and calf

 

It was cloudy again this morning but it cleared off. I done up my work, went down with Betty to get my hair set. Came home after I stopped at Cark’s. We got Delores and went to the NF store. I came home, got lunch then I picked a quart of strawberries. I called at the cottage and tent where Betty and Carmen was working, painting etc. I came home, watched my programs. Wes came up and brought up the new cow and calf. Also took our 2 cows Billie sold to Millet, up to him.

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