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, February 18, 2023

February 28 - March 3, 1985

Thursday, February 28, 1985 10 above

 

Sunny, cool side when we got up. It warmed up as the day wore on. We got the kitchen cupboards cleaned out, the dishes, food and all. Also they cleaned the refrigerator. Dorothea finished the washing. Carmen helped all day too. They took Dot’s things down to her in Billie’s truck and Betty’s. She had her living room furniture.

 

 

 

Friday, March 1, 1985

 

A nice day. We got down to Fern’s early. Got things going, took care of the dishes. Cleaned up the house. After it was about done I came home. Betty and Dorothea hauled the beds to Joy and Susan and their boxes. Betty not feeling very good. She got another cold.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 2, 1985

 

A great day, quite mild. I did a big wash. I cleaned up the house. Washed the floors then I got ready, went to town shopping with Dorothea. I came home, took care of groceries. Carmen to work tonight. Also got to work tomorrow night. Kim worked again Tuesday night. Fern likes her new home, she says. Good food, very comfortable. Betty sick today. Very sick. Milan and Betty sold their home.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 3, 1985

 

A nice day, cold and very windy. It was real cold. I worked at the desk all day. Bill read, Billie up to David’s. Dorothea and I down to see Fern. Betty still sick.

 

 

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