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!

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

August 13 - 15, 1988

 

Saturday, August 13, 1980

 

HOT HOT. We washed and done up the work. Didn’t do much of anything. Dorothea came in PM. She and Esther went to town. We got a lot more cards. We was well remembered by cards of sympathy. In PM Carmen came and brought Brogan over. She had to work. In evening Dorothea came, she, Esther and I made out the thank you cards. We got a lot more cards of condolences. The chickens went today.

 



 

Sunday, August 14, 1988

 

Fair in the morning. Very hot. It was quite cloudy in the a.m. and sunshine to. Esther made some chocolate brownies and brown sugar ones. We went up to camp for a steak dinner. In Esther’s  honor. It was so cold and windy. A big change from this forenoon. Joy, Kathy, Cindy, Jay, Debbie and girls. Carmen and Brogan. Betty Smith and Vince. We still miss Bill. It seems as though he would be around. Billie cleaned out the hen house today. Showers today. Good heavy rain which we needed very much.

 

 

 

Monday, August 15, 1988 Got pullets from Betty

 

Another hot day after the rain and showers last night. We done up the work and all the washing. Betty came up. We took care of Bill’s medicines etc. Looked over some papers. Esther picked greens. Billie picked the cukes etc. Betty H picked the shell beans. Billie picked her corn. Esther and I helped her with her beans. She had a lot. Esther over to Susan’s. She came for supper. Dorothea showed some property today. We are pleased with the pullets 2 Rhode Island red, 2 barred rock 2 sex links, 2 Hubbard Dekalbs later will be known as Pink Catherine.

 

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