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!

Monday, August 29, 2022

June 17 - 20, 1983

 

Friday, June 17, 1983

 

Foggy all forenoon, cleared about 12:30 – 1:00. But it was hazy. But it was good to see the sun. It was quite humid. I got the work done up, made a pie, two cinnamon rolls. A tuna fish casserole. I watched all shows today. Billie out in his truck today driving, went down, got some pills, up to Dorothea’s and down to Fern’s. In PM he took a walk down to Betty’s and back. Bill over to the Norway camp today again. Kim and Zak all forenoon and PM. Betty only over there in PM.

 

 

 

Saturday, June 18, 1983

 

Cloudy when we got up after the heavy showers last night. It cleared away late in the day about noon. I done regular work, washed floors etc. Bill and Kim over to Norway camp working. Kim home early to go to work.

 

 

 

Sunday, June 19, 1983 Father’s Day

 

Foggy when we got up but it burned off early and was a beautiful day. I done up the regular work, made a cake. Fern came up early. She liked the porch. Bill working at Barnaby’s. We left to go up to Twin Oaks at about 2 PM for a cookout. Dawn, Charlene, Fern, Bill, Billie and me and the Hortons. It was nice up there.

 

 

 

Monday, June 20, 1983

 

It seemed good to see the sun RISE. I did my wash. Bill on his liquid diet, the reason for an examination at the hospital tomorrow. I was busy all day. It was a very hot day. Kim and Billie over to Norway. They went over to see the cow Ellie May at Clyde Rowe’s. They said she was so home sick when she first came she bellowed all the time day and night. Didn’t stop for a minute. She won’t eat or drink. He will bring home in a day or two.

 

 

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