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, March 7, 2023

May 1 - 3, 1985

 

Wednesday, May 1, 1985

 

I cleaned the draws in the dish cupboards by the door that comes into the living room. I cleaned the closet by the kitchen and a lot of other odd and end jobs. They are getting Milan’s outside work done. A nice day. Billie busy all day. Carmen called. She is going to work today.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 2, 1985

 

A nice sunny day. I did a wash and some cleaning of radiators. Carmen came, we cleaned this big closet. I made some brownies, a pot roast. Dorothea had the day off. She called here and all around relaxing.

 

 

 

Friday, May 3, 1985

 

It was cloudy and cold all day. No rain here. Rain is needed very much. I worked at my desk all day, making out the bills etc. I didn’t get my desk cleaned. Billie out and in. Milan called. They finished the septic, the ditch to the well and the ground all seeded at Milan’s. Betty Smith and Dorothea over to Norway today. Dorothea had the day off. Betty Crook finished cleaning her upstairs. She and I went down to see the new furniture at Milan and Betty’s. It is beautiful.

 

 

 

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