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, April 10, 2022

January 5 - 8, 1982

Tuesday, January 5, 1982 SCHOOL TODAY, A NICE DAY

 

A partly cloudy day. I done regular work and ironing. Betty called and showed the pictures to us. There was school today, but the roads are still in bad condition. It is so icy everywhere. Carmen came up in PM. I was working on puzzle. Dorothea got stuck in snow bank again at the foot of Dodge Hill. Roads are very icy near the Dr. Richard’s residence. Billie down and shoveled for Fern. He is having trouble with his back, it may be the prostate gland the Dr. said.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 6, 1982

 

It was very nice and sunny when we got up but it got cloudy. Bill and Billie’s colds are still bad. I got supper to going then I worked on the puzzle and watched soaps in PM. I finished the puzzle before I went to bed.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 7, 1982

 

Well it is been cloudy most all day then it cleared late in PM after a snowy cloudy forenoon. I done up regular work. I did a washing. I went to town. Betty took us. Carmen called a minute in evening. So far we have had a miserable winter. Calf three weeks old today.

 

 

 

Friday, January 8, 1982

 

A very nice and sunny day. I washed windows. I done a few other odd jobs. In PM I washed a couple shirts and blouses for Carmen and Kim. Bill out and down town. Fern having roof leaking problems. Billie down there. Carmen and Lisa Osgood went to New Hampshire to get a coat but couldn’t find one. Kim to the game. Dorothea babysit for her.

 

 

 

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