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!

Saturday, July 9, 2022

December 8 - 11, 1982

Wednesday, December 8, 1982

 

A very nice sunny day. It was in the 30°. I did a wash. Betty came up, we wrapped up the things we got. I cooked a roast beef dinner, it was very good. Bill is doing well, no bleeding. Billie put up the outside lights. There are very bad floods in Arkansas and Missouri. They have had bad snow storms and winds in California and other Western states. Also in Hawaii they had a bad hurricane last week or so. Marty Robbins, country and western singer, died.

 

 

 

Thursday, December 9, 1982

 

A nice day. I done up the work and then went to town to shop. Came home, done a few jobs, made a mac & cheese for supper. Kim worked tonight.

 

 

 

Friday, December 10, 1982

 

A very nice day. I done regular work, cooked an apple pie, brownies, watched TV soaps and other odd jobs. Bill just the same, nothing to do. I guess he went down town to get some cigarettes. Billie and Heidi took their walk. I cleaned up the stove. Carmen called today, they are having a Christmas party up there tonight. It was so good to hear her voice. Kim worked.

 

 

 

Saturday, December 11, 1982

 

Well a quite nice day. I done up regular work, did a dite of wash. Made rolls and I had some very good white baked beans for supper. Zak called for a little while. Kim down to Gwen’s and they made gingerbread houses for Christmas, also Debbie Woodbury. They had a good time. Then Kim had to go to work. Billie been busy all day at the barn, he was out riding around some. Called at Fern’s. Bill sat all day as usual.

 



 

 

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