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, January 27, 2023

December 9 - 12, 1984

Sunday, December 9, 1984 a partly sunny and cloudy

 

A nice sunny day, a dite warmer. I worked on Christmas cards. Carmen, Kim here. Billie and Kim put up the decorations out over the breezeway door. They had lunch here. I did my washing today. Kim looked at a car today.

 

 

 

Monday, December 10, 1984

 

I got up, done the work up early. Billie got ready, he and Dorothea went to Portland to see the sugar Dr. and Billie about his eyes. Betty came about 11 AM. We went down to Fern’s to get her house cleaned up before the new lady comes. But Mary had it all cleaned when we got there. I hope this lady will be satisfactory. Billie and Dorothea got quite good reports on their sugar condition today. Dorothea is losing weight and is looking much better. Billie did some shopping today (Christmas). Carmen worked a few hours and has to tomorrow too. I washed after I got home. Bill to the Dr., he may have to have more blood.

 

 

 

Tuesday, December 11, 1984

 

It was foggy when we got up but it cleared away and it looks very pretty out now. Billie and Dorothea did the papers for Billie to get letter ready to go. I did another wash today.

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 12, 1984

 

Kim and Carmen out looking for a car for Kim. They found several, they will look some more. Steve Prouty went with them. They all came up to Betty’s for supper. She had a good baked ham supper. Bill to the hospital for more blood. He had four pints.

 

 

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