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, September 18, 2021

December 15 - 18, 1979

 

Saturday, December 15, 1979 zero temperature

 

It is been a very nice clear day but cold. When we got up it was just zero this morning. I done up the work, changed the beds, cooked, made rolls. Dusted and washed the floors. Bill and I went up to Dorothea’s to see her new rug, it was beautiful. I like it very much. I came home, took a bath. Then got supper. Dorothea and David were here for supper. Betty and kids got the Christmas trees today. They brought them up.


 

 

 

Sunday, December 16, 1979

 

A cloudy rainy day. I worked at the desk. Betty and kids came up and put the Christmas tree in. They decorated it. It looks so nice. Fern was up and stayed for supper. Bill up to David’s.

 

 

 

Monday, December 17, 1979

 

A very heavy wind all day. It was very cold. I done up my work, down to Betty’s. We went up to Dorothea’s. We took a tree up, Betty and kids are going to decorate it Friday. I done a big ironing this morning.

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 18, 1979 COLD

 

It was only 4 above this morning. I done up my regular work. Then I made 4 batches of fudge, 2 chocolate, 2 brown sugar. It all came out good. Bill up to David’s working on the brickwork. Some wind today.

 

 

 

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