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, April 20, 2023

October 5 - 8, 1985 Aunt Betty's Birthday

 

Saturday, October 5, 1985 Heavy Rains

 

This has been a very rainy day, which is needed very much for the wells and dried ground. I got up early, got the breakfast, done up the work, washed floors. Made cupcakes, rolls, got the beans into baking. Went over to Carmen’s with Betty. Bill was over there. He fixed the lock on the door. Kim and Eddie working today. I came home, got the rolls into tins. Got lunch, cleaned up, got ready and went to Ames and did shopping for Betty S birthday. Billie and Dave over to see Clyde Rowe. He isn’t very good.

 

 

 

Sunday, October 6, 1985

 

A very nice day. It was on the coolish side. Over to Carmen’s. She and Kim had a yard sale. Kim had to work though. They did very well, made a lot of money. $78. They was very pleased to do so well. After the sale there was a birthday party for Betty Smith. She got a lot of nice gifts. Dorothea, David, Fern, Milan, Walt, Zack, Carmen, Betty H, Bill, Billie and me was all there. Eddie came also. Also Cassie Boulter. She was cute all day. Billie mowed lawns and leaves. I made a cake. We took a trip down over Carmen’s property to the river today.

 




 

 

 

 

Monday, October 7, 1985

 

Another nice sunny day, on the coolish side. I did the wash. I made a cheesecake. Prepared a roast pork supper. Bill and Billie over to Carmen’s most of the day. Billie took the gate over, he and Carmen worked on the fence. Bill help Betty and Phil a dite.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 8, 1985

 

I done regular work. Cooked a good supper, made a pie. Over to the new home. Bill and Billie over there.

 

 

 


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