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!

Friday, February 25, 2022

July 24 - 27, 1981

Thursday, July 24, 1981 a very nice sunny day, not too hot

 

I done a big Scotland wash for Carmen this morning. Billie mowed all of Joy’s hay today. They got Walt’s hay all in. Fern down to Betty’s today. I been busy all day. That was a good job done getting those clothes all done.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 25, 1981

 

A beautiful day, it was sunny and not too hot. They got Joy’s hay all in. I baked beans, made rolls. I done up the work, took bath etc.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 26, 1981

 

Well it has been partly cloudy today, on the mild side. It rained in early evening. I done regular work today. Betty’s folks picked their string beans and froze them today. I had kohlrabi for supper. Billie liked it very much.

 

 

 

Monday, July 27, 1981 WINDY, Howard and Billie up to Groveton New Hampshire

 

Sunny and clear, but very windy. I did my wash. I cooked two chickens for Betty, one for myself. Having it with green peas and cukes. Bill took his car to garage to have it fixed. Billie gone up to Groveton New Hampshire with Howard Millett. We got heavy rain showers last night, no lightning or thunder, just rain.

 

 

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