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!

Saturday, October 29, 2022

January 26 - 28, 1984

Thursday, January 26, 1984

 

Very nice sunny day. On the coolish side, but not too bad. Betty to town and done my shopping for me. Dawn went with her. Dawn isn’t very good, in a lot of pain in the area of her bowels. Some days she is better than others but not too many good days. I made a meat hash, a chicken pie and custard. Dorothea called to get milk. Kim and Alan took Tara over to the vets tonight. Carmen went to bed, she is so tired. She is trying to do too much. Her asthma condition is a hold back on her health. I worry about her.

 


 

 

 

 

Friday, January 27, 1984

 

Very nice day, sunny and on the mild side. I did some work at the desk. I done up the housework. Washed some more windows. Billie busy all day. Bill didn’t do anything. Carmen, Alan and his brothers called tonight after supper a little while. Dorothea called this evening, tonight also.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 28, 1984

 

Another beautiful day. Not too cold, very sunny. I dite of wind. I’ve been kind of busy. Cleaned up the house, washed floors, swept and dusted. Made bread, rolls, Indian pudding, chocolate chip cookies. Kim up. McDade and little girl here. Charlene called. Dorothea stopped to get some cream. Billie called at Walt’s to show him some papers (insurance). Zak sick today.

 

 

 

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