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, March 18, 2023

June 6 - 8, 1985

 

Thursday, June 6, 1985 BILL CAME HOME

 

Bill came home from Mercy Hospital today. He was pretty good, on the weak side. Dorothea and George went to get him. He was so pleased to get home. Betty, Walt, Zack, Charlene was here. Dorothea stayed little while. She went down and got his medicine. He is on a very salt free diet. I done regular work, got the odd and end jobs done. I got supper after we got home. Betty and Zack up in evening. A partly cloudy day. Carmen up here and done some painting. She worked at the hospital tonight.

 

 

 

Friday, June 7, 1985 Carmen all done painting

 

A very nice clear day. Carmen came up, she and I went to Paris and done shopping (grocery). We came home. I got lunch. Carmen helped. Then I done up the kitchen and did a washing. Carmen finished up the painting, the place look so nice. We are very pleased with what she did. Kim called today. She worked at the nursing home. Carmen has until Monday off.

 

 

 

Saturday, June 8, 1985 Betty Horton has a lame back

 

A fair day. Part of the day I did regular work, washed the floors, clothes, swept and dusted. Baked some good beans. Betty has a bad back. Didn’t feel very good. Fern and Dorothea called, Milan, David and Walt Betty and Zack. Also Brud and Verna. Bill is doing quite well. Some weak getting around. He is pleased to be home. Dorothea and I down to see Milan and Betty’s new bed. Her house looks very good.

 



 

 

 

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