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, February 10, 2023

January 28 - 31, 1985

Monday, January 28, 1985

 

I did the washing, done up the housework. Cooked a roast pork supper. Carmen Kim here. They liked it very much. They with Betty out looking at homes in PM. I worked on puzzle. Joy has a new granddaughter.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 29, 1985

 

A very nice day. I did the ironing, cleaned up the house. Made a cheesecake. Billie to the store. Bill out a couple times. Dorothea, Betty, Carmen and Kim called, they went to look at a house in North Waterford. Carmen worked tonight. Billie down to Betty’s, up to David’s. David came and did chores. A quite nice mild day. Some wind in PM, heavy at times. Zack up for a little while.

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 30, 1985

 

Nice and sunny day. I got my supper to going. I watched the TV shows. I also worked on the puzzles. Carmen and Kim here.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 31, 1985

 

A fair day, sunny and mild in late PM. It clouded up and began to snow (light). Betty and kids over to Norway to do the shopping. Also did mine. Then they went looking at houses. Bill to the Dr., he is doing very well the Dr. told him. Ronald Faucher operated on today for his back. Dorothea and Joy down to see him this PM. I cooked a beef soup.

 

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