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, April 15, 2022

January 24 - 27, 1982

 

Sunday, January 24, 1982 mild in midday, 15 to 18°

 

A nice sunny day. Bill done the plowing. Billie done the shoveling. I done some washing. Kim called. She went to work in PM. Bill and I called at Dorothea’s. Her house looks very nice and I like her new kitchen lamp.

 

 

 

Monday, January 25, 1982

 

I did the washing and ironing. Kim came up to get her clothes about suppertime. Billie shoveled roofs. I cleaned up the house.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 26, 1982 20 BELOW

 

Another very cold morning and day. I don’t know what people are going to do. I’d done up my work, finished the scraps. Down to Betty’s for a half-hour or so. The guy came to see Betty that wants to hire the shelter. He wants it. I came home, got lunch and watched soaps. Billie did a date more shoveling. Dave called this morning. Billie to dentist. Kim stayed down for basketball game.

 

Charlene, Mark Weary - who rented the shelter for his Veterinarian practice, Bob and Martha Holden and Mother

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 27, 1982 20 below

 

A nice sunny day after another very cold night. During the day it warmed up. I went to town and got some errands done. Then Betty went and I went with her, also Delores. I came home, cooked spareribs for supper. Billie shoveling roofs again. It is supposed to be warmer tonight and some snow.

 

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