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!

Sunday, February 20, 2022

July 6 - 9, 1981

 

Monday, July 6, 1981 CARDS FROM SCOTLAND

 

It was raining when we got up. It cleared then I did my wash. Froze some beet greens. We got the living room cleaned out so to have the rug cleaned. They came tonight and cleaned up. The vet was supposed to come but didn’t. The calf got sick. Dorothea called in evening. Today everyone got cards from Scotland.

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 7, 1981 Vet came

 

A very nice day. I done up the work, went down to Betty’s. I came home and froze some Swiss chard greens, made a salad for supper. I watched soaps programs. We settled the living room, the floor looks so nice. Finally the vet came, the calf had a 103.5 temperature. Heidi has a tumor. Cow is all right, they don’t know what her problem is.

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 8, 1981 FIRST MESS OF PEAS

 

A very hot. The wind blew all day and that was a relief from the extra heat. I done work. Went to town with Betty in a.m. I picked first mess of peas. I been busy all day, had a light supper. Billie harrowed garden (Rototiller) pulled weeds, Betty mowed the big lawn. Dorothea called in evening.

 

 

 

Thursday, July 9, 1981 HOT

 

Another very hot day. No wind like yesterday. So was much hotter. I got up early. I got my meat on to boil. I defrosted refrigerator. I did a wash. Got ready, went to town. Didn’t get home very early. I took care of the things, changed clothes, watched programs. Betty back out of joint again today. I got greens for supper. Bill Ridlon’s funeral. Late showers tonight after supper and a nice rain for the garden.

 

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