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 3, 2022

May 28 - 31, 1984

 

Monday, May 28, 1984 Holiday

 

The weather has changed. It was cloudy and cooler when we got up. It began to rain early a.m. I done up regular work then I washed blankets, socks etc. All day getting them washed and dried. Kim up here all day. Betty Walt and Zak called in PM. I watched the programs. I was glad Kim came up, she and Tara. I will miss her after she goes to school. Carmen called tonight. She is looking for a place to live, not much luck or not any.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 29, 1984

 

A very very heavy rain all last night and today. The garden is all underwater. Betty came up and we cleaned bedrooms, bathroom and out to the living room. They look very good. Bill smoked a package of cigarettes today and that is all he done.

 

Wednesday, May 30, 1984 Eclipse today, two cows

 

Today it rained again very hard all day. Betty came and we cleaned the living room. There was an eclipse of the sun today about mid-day. It got quite dark for a little while. Today Billie got a Guernsey heifer and a Guernsey cow. Bought them from Clyde Rowe of Oxford. He delivered them. Dorothea called a little while.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 31, 1984 HOUSE CLEANING ALL DONE

 

Very heavy rain all day. Today Holly and Betty came and we got the kitchen, porch and breezeway all done. I’m very glad and thanks to Betty. Dorothea was unable to do it this year. David home on a very rainy vacation. Also they got their house settled again from Fern being there.

 

 

 

This month of May has been very miserable. Month of rainy weather. This month we all lost a very close and dear friend. Dawn Nevers Morgan Parks Babbitt. We will miss her very much. She was a very kind and dear friend. Bill had a very bad month of sickness. He hemorrhaged, weak and very sick. He got better on a new medication and is okay now. Carmen moved away this past month bag and baggage. Dorothea had Fern up to her home for a few weeks.

 

 

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