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, December 17, 2022

July 20 - 22, 1984 Daddy's Birthday

 

Friday, July 20, 1984 WALT’S 56 birthday, MOWED HAY, BILLIE GOT HIS HAY

 

A very nice sunny and a little breeze today. David came and mowed all of Walt’s hay. It made good today. I hope it will continue and be a good day tomorrow. I did an ironing and some washing. Billie feeling quite good today. When Butch, Cindy and Chris came with Billie’s hay, he walked out where they was putting it in. I have had a real busy day. Zak up here tonight.

 


 

 

Saturday, July 21, 1984 HAY ALL IN

 

A very hot day. It cleared away, the sun came out clear in middle of forenoon and the hay dried then a little later showers began to gather and they began to rake and baled about mid-forenoon. The showers were getting darker than it thundered and lightning but Thank the Lord it went around and the rain didn’t come. So they got it all in. Dorothea, David, and Danny Lyons, Tim Barry, Vince and Chris Rager. Dorothea and Betty drove the tracks. Esther here and called. Billie had a bad spell with his bowels, almost went to the hospital.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 22, 1984

 

Clear, cloudy and very hot and humid. I done up the regular work. I defrosted the refrigerator. I fixed the dress. Carmen came this PM then I went up to camp for a little while with her. She had to be back to work at 4:30. Kim came also. She did a wash. Was glad to be home for a little while. She has enjoyed the relaxation. Billie had another bad time with bowels again tonight. We want him to go to the hospital. Joy and Laurie called.

 

 

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