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, February 15, 2023

February 17 - 20, 1985 Betty's Birtday

 

Sunday, February 17, 1985 BETTY LOUISE CROOK HORTON 42 YEARS TODAY.

 

I cooked a roast pork supper and had them up. Walt, Zack and Betty. Kids called and Betty, David here. Betty, Dorothea and I talking to Fern about her going into a home.

 

 

 

Monday, February 18, 1985

 

I washed. This is been a holiday.No work or no mail. School vacation this week. Carmen on a date tonight. I got caught up on reading today etc. Didn’t see or hear from Betty today. Zack worked.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 19, 1985

 

Cloudy, snow by flurries. I done up work. Did the ironing. Made a pudding, cooked meat and made a meat pie for supper. Betty and I called at Fern’s. She is going into a nursing home if it can be arranged so she can go down here.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 20, 1985

 

I didn’t do very much today. Billie out and in. Carmen called and Kim. Also Betty and Dorothea. Carmen is upset about her bills and problems she has.

 

 

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