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!

Thursday, October 27, 2022

January 18 - 21, 1984

 

Wednesday, January 18, 1984

 

Sunny when we got up but it clouded up. I did a wash this morning. I went down to Betty’s for a little while. Then I went up to Carmen’s with her and to town. I watched my shows in PM. Alan called in evening. Billie got Heidi’s license, his truck license too. Bill to the Dr., said his leg goes along with everything. He is so lame.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 19, 1984

 

Well it was some cloudy in a.m. later in the day the sun came out and it was very mild rest of the day. At night the temps dropped. I cleaned up the house and ironed, cleaned up some aluminum pots and pans. Betty went to town and done my shopping. Bill got the sticker on his car. A letter from Esther. They are doing okay.

 

 

 

Friday, January 20, 1984

 

It was a nice clear morning, about 10 below. I done up some odd jobs, changed beds, washed the windows. I made a pudding for supper.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 21, 1984

 

A nice day, not too cold but in late PM it began to get cold. I done up all the work. Made a cake and bread. Washed floors etc. Carmen called today. Alan gone to work in to the mountain. Carmen is looking for a extra job. Kim up today for a while. Also Zak.

 

 

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