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!

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

June 22 - 24, 1981 Carmen Very Unstable!! (Nanny is so dramatic!)

Monday, June 22, 1981 NO AIRLINE STRIKE

 

We had an awful heavy rain pouring all day. I been busy all day. Carmen up off and on. She was some please when I told her the strike was over. She went into a spin. Fern down to Betty’s all day then for supper. Also Billie. A spaghetti supper. When they took her home I went with her. We visited a little while with her, Dorothea called a little while. Zak stayed up again tonight.

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 23, 1981

 

Well I did a big wash today, it was very windy all day ,the clothes dried good. Carmen nervous as a witch. She is relieved the plane flight is over. She had breakfast up here. Zak went home today. He is very pleased because he will be going to Massachusetts with David on the big 18 wheeler on Friday night. I’m so please. Carmen up here off and on all day. Carmen and Billie working on the mowing machine in PM.

 

 

 

Wednesday, June 24, 1981 CARMEN STILL VERY UNSTABLE

 

I got up early, got breakfast. Carmen up here a little after 6 AM so nervous and excited she couldn’t sleep. She had breakfast. Then I did my ironing then she and I laid out Bill’s things to be put in his suitcase. Then we went down and saw her clothes then Betty packed for her. Carmen still wild and  itchy. Then Betty and I came up and packed Bill’s things. Then they had lunch and went to Stoneham to Mrs. Kilgore’s, took Bonnie’s papers over. Came home, watched soaps. Joy called in evening and Carmen.

 

 

 

 

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