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!

Friday, April 22, 2022

February 19 - 22, 1982

 

Friday, February 19, 1982

 

When we got up it was clear but it clouded up. I did a few odd and end jobs. Kim to work at 11 AM. I watched programs is PM. I boiled a piece of meat.

 

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Saturday, February 20, 1982

 

A very nice day. I did all my Saturday work, made a cake and bread and rolls. Bill not feeling very good, laying down nearly all day. He did take a little walk down the road. Billie here and everywhere. Kim to work 11 AM. Billie and I up to Dorothea and David’s in evening. The man is coming to do her floors soon I hope.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 21, 1982 partly cloudy, windy.

 

Bill very sick all day and in bed. Dorothea and Betty called also Joy came to get her milk. I done regular work and then I put some more puzzles together. They wanted Bill to go to the doctors, but he wouldn’t. Kim to work at 3 PM. Esther called tonight to see how Bill and Billie are.

 

 

 

Monday, February 22, 1982 BILL BACK TO NCM Hos, BILLIE TO Doctor for checkup

 

It was cloudy when we got up but it cleared off and on. I done a big wash. Done up rest of the work. I watched shows, I worked on the puzzle. Then Kim called after school. She and I put the rest of the puzzle together. Bill has been very sick all day. He didn’t eat much today. He looks so bad. Dorothea took Billie to Portland and the doctors said his tumor he removed was not malignant. And he is in quite good shape so that is very good to learn. But Bills case not so good. Dorothea got Bill to go down to the hospital and they put him in to stay. I hope he gets help soon.

 

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