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!

Wednesday, October 27, 2021

April 29 - May 2, 1980

 

Tuesday, April 29, 1980

 

Another rainy cloudy miserable day. I done up my work, went down to Betty’s. We cleaned her den. Joy cleaned and painted the bathroom ceiling and all, Dawn did the living room ceiling. I worked till late PM. Came home, got supper. Dorothea called in evening and took a bath. Betty’s kitchen looks nice. Also all the house upstairs and all.

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 30, 1980

 

Another miserable day. It didn’t rain too much after early morning but it was cloudy and gray. I did up my work. Got ready and went down to Betty’s. They papered the bathroom and living room. Also painted the living room. Joy did the painting. Betty and Dawn done the papering after Dawn went. Carmen and Betty papered. Bill up to Dorothea’s working. Billie home and waited for the vet but he did not come. Dorothea and David was turned down for their money deal again today. They was very disappointed and everyone else. Billie is so shook up. Phil is working in Dorothea and David’s kitchen.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 1, 1980

 

Another dreary day. I got my work done up and down to Betty’s again. Joy was there. We cleaned rest of the living room. Joy and Betty did the dining room ceiling. The bathroom looked very nice after it was all settled too. Billie to town, did the grocery shopping. The vet came and fixed the bull. Bill up to Dorothea’s. They got the big window into the kitchen. They are making progress. Bill is doing her closets upstairs. It will look so nice when it is all done up there. They get quite discouraged. Carmen to the doctors with a bad leg.

 

 

 

Friday, May 2, 1980 $117.20 $266.70

 

Well I went down to Betty’s. Fern was there. Joy is all done. I washed and we cleaned the dishes in the dining room, also the room. I went to town. Dorothea took Delores, Susan and me. I came home, done some more down to Betty’s. I came home, got supper. We had smelts. Betty finished the dining room tonight. Bill and I up to Dorothea’s, it looks so nice with the new window. They are making progress. David having hemorrhoids again. They are going to the bank today and to Portland Tuesday. David to the doctors, he has to go again Monday.

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