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, December 21, 2022

August 3 - 5, 1984

 

Friday, August 3, 1984 Billie to Dr. Katz in Portland, Bill $374 mine $163, Carmen came up

 

A nice day, on the hot side. I picked some beans and greens. Dorothea took Billie to the Dr. Katz in Portland. Dr. said he seems to be doing well, his foot is warm with blood flowing through it. The swelling is blood clots which will dissolve he said. So I sure hope you will be okay. Well Fern called and upset the plans today as for Carmen going there to work. Now she is going to take her on a months trial basis. Carmen is in a spot now. I hope all will work out okay. We will see. Zak tried to mow, it was too much for him.


 

 

 

Saturday, August 4, 1984 Very Hot, JOY

 

I done up regular work, went to town. Came home, vacuumed dog hairs, washed floors. Carmen, Betty called. They went over to camp. Zak and Dorothea came. Billie out to the barn today and did some work. He is coming. It has been very hot. Zak and Carmen up to camp swimming. Carmen had to go back home tonight to wait on tables at the Sportsman’s Grill. I worked at my desk today. About 6 PM Joy had a stroke. She was taken to the hospital, some paralysis. I hope she will soon be better and she don’t have another. Fern not very good today.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 5, 1984 HOT HOT HOT

 

This is been so hot all day. No cooling breeze. We didn’t get up very early. I done up the work, called Fern. She is very sick. Betty, Dorothea and I went down to see her. Dorothea bathed her body where it was irritated. We called and Joy could move her foot some and talk better, her headache had gone. I so hope she will be okay.

 

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