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, June 22, 2022

October 6 - 9, 1982 Poppa to Hospital for Blood Transfusion

 

Wednesday, October 6, 1982

 

A beautiful day. I done up regular work. Billie busy all day. It was a nice day. Bill worked on the driveway. Billie done a lot of odds and end jobs. Bill not very good. Billie awful lame.

 

 

 

Thursday, October 7, 1982 Bill to hospital

 

A fair day. I done up the work, went to town. Came home and Bill want very good so Dorothea took him to the hospital. They kept him to get blood. Dorothea and I down to see them tonight. Billie took Heidi up to the New Hope Veterinary Clinic. She has got to go twice a day.

 

 

 

Friday, October 8, 1982 BILL HOME

Not a very good day, it rained last night and today. I done regular work and made a pie. I watched my TV soaps in the PM. Tonight I got a call, Bill is coming home. Billie down to see the lady at the hospital. Called in to see Bill. He is better. Walt got the truck back but it still leaks oil. Kim worked tonight. Betty and Dorothea made a call after they brought Bill home. Heidi up to the vets twice again today.

 

 

 

Saturday, October 9, 1982

 

Well a very poor day for the Fair. It rained most of the day. I done up my Saturday work and took my bath. Zak up for breakfast and watched some TV cartoons. Then he went home to help to work on their barn. David called this morning. Billie took Heidi to the doctors again this morning. Bill looks better and acts better but don’t know how long it will last.

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