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!

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

February 13 - 16, 1985

Wednesday, February 13, 1985 rain

 

Raining heavy today. I defrosted refrigerator, worked on puzzle. In late PM it cleared off. Billie and Carmen to Portland. Billie to the Dr. for eye checkup. It is coming very good. I made a old-fashioned steamed pudding. Very good.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 14, 1985

 

A nice warm day. Some sun. I didn’t do much work. I worked on the puzzle. Carmen and Kim up to Augusta. Carmen went to apply for a job, humane officer. I sure hope she gets it. Very good pay. Zack was coming up for supper but he took Carmen and Kim out for supper instead. Bill to the Dr., he is in very good condition.

 

 

 

Friday, February 15, 1985

 

I did some odd and end jobs. I did a wash. Carmen did the washing today. Changed the beds. Carmen out on her first day. A nice guy but not her choice. Dorothea called. Betty to town. Billie in and out. Bill reading and okay. Carmen up today.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 16, 1985

 

I been busy all day getting ready for tomorrow. I cooked, washed floors, swept and dusted etc. etc. David here a little while. Zack didn’t work today.

 

 

 

 

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