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, March 4, 2022

August 19 - 21, 1981

 

Wednesday, August 19, 1981

 

A beautiful day. I done up my work, did a small wash. I took a walk down to Betty’s then home, up to the shelter and back. Got my supper started then I made a pudding, watched soaps.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 20, 1981

 

A quite nice day, cold this morning early. When I get up now, mornings, it is quite dark 5:30. I done up most of the work. Bill took Delores and I to town. I came home, finished the housework and then prepared for the outdoor supper. Made potato salad, sliced tomatoes, peeled cukes, onions, got everything else ready. Billie picked the corn. Got Fern about 2:30. I watched TV soaps then I got the supper to going, it was very good they all said. I had coconut cake and watermelon. Betty, Walt and kids, Fern, Jeff and friend and us.

 

 

 

Friday, August 21, 1981 very nice day

 

A very nice day. I’ve been busy all day. I did a dite of wash. I did some cooking. A lot of other odds and end jobs. Called down to Betty’s. Picked some of their red kidney beans. Bill down town a couple times. Billie down to Fern’s.

 

 

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