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, October 28, 2021

May 3 - 6, 1980 Spring Housecleaning Done!

 

Saturday, May 3, 1980

 

A very nice mild sunny day. I done a lot of work today, cooked etc. Dorothea and David down for supper. Bill up there for a little while. Bill put up some molding at Dorothea’s. They got to wait a while for her countertop and door to come.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 4, 1980

 

Clear, sunny and nice, but it was windy and on the cool side. I done regular work, worked at my desk and wrote to Esther. Bill painted on the garage. Billie painted on the fence. Carmen called and Zak. Billie called at Fern’s. Billie and Carmen hauled a load of bedding for Carmen’s barn. She cleaned the chickens, hens and horse stalls all out.

 

 

 

Monday, May 5, 1980

 

Well it was nice and clear in a.m. and early PM then it clouded up in late PM. I went down to Betty’s. Fern was there, we cleaned the kitchen cupboards and it took all day. Then after we came home Betty finished the kitchen. It is all done. 2 more rooms to do, utility and porch. I was late getting home and getting my supper. They weren’t too happy about that. Bill and Billie painted.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 6, 1980 $150

 

Well it was cloudy but cleared some. I went down to Betty’s a little while in a.m. and cleaned her back porch. She cleaned her utility room. I came home and shampooed my hair and put a rinse on. I did a big wash also. Bill and Billie painted. Billie went to Norway, got seed, paint etc. BETTY ALL DONE HOUSECLEANING. Betty paid me $150. It will go towards my teeth.

 



















 

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