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, August 2, 2021

June 17 - 19, 1979 Father's Day and A Stroll Down to the Powerline

 

Sunday, June 17, 1979 Father’s Day another HOT HUMID DAY

 

It has been another very hot humid day. I didn’t get up very early. Got breakfast, done up the work, kids came up. Bill had a good Father’s Day, cards, gifts, paint eraser, battery charger and a big lobster. Billie washed the cars. I cleaned them inside and out, windows. Carmen cleaned hers. Carmen went to a party. We ate at a cookout at Betty’s tonight.

 





 

 

 

 

Monday, June 18, 1979 HOT

 

I did a big wash. Bill harrowed the garden. Kids vacation began. Walt home all day. Work is slack. They are moving to a new job. Kids called off and on. Got Tara.

 

Adorable Zizania's Tara

Tara and Freya

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 19, 1979

 

A most beautiful day. I did a huge ironing. I defrosted kitchen refrigerator. Betty and kids, Joy and kids, Susan and kids, the new puppy, Heidi, Freya and me all took a long walk way down on the lower lot. A place where it is beautiful in the pretty month of June. I always liked it so much down there. Also across on the next lot the Saliba’s are clearing land for a housing development. Tonight I saw the rocket go over. Billie and I watched it. Esther saw it last night.

 







A tired puppy getting a lift!

A bath when we got home.



 

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