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!

Monday, March 13, 2023

May 21 - 23, 1985 Eddie Leaves for CA

Tuesday, May 21, 1985

 

I miss Heidi very much, more ways than one. She won’t suffer anymore. I done some floor washing and cleaning up from Heidi. In PM Billie, Dorothea and I to Portland. Bill is about the same. He is a very sick man they say. I hope you will soon be better and able to have a good visit with George. He called, he will be coming Saturday the 25th. Kim took Eddie to McFalls to leave to go to Brunswick. Carmen worked at hospital. She came up here tonight and done some more painting. Zack up tonight.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 22, 1985 EDDIE LEFT

 

I done up the work. Got ready to go to see Bill. Dorothea, Carmen and me. He was very weak. Not much better. We came home, brought Italian sandwiches. Carmen was here. Early this morning Betty left with Kim to go to the airport to see Eddie off for California to go training for eight or nine weeks with the Marines. It was a hard partying. Betty, Kim up to the hospital to see Bill. We got a call from George, he is coming this Saturday.

 


 

 

Thursday, May 23, 1985 NEW RUG

 

 

A very nice hot day. I got up early to get ready for Ron Thurlow to come lay the rug. He came about 8 AM. I done up the work and went down and picked a bunch of greens. I had them for supper. Carmen came up to paint and was here for supper. I got my hair set. Dorothea, Betty and Betty S and Zack went to Portland to see Bill. There was some improvement. He ate Jell-O and drank tea. He gets so tired. I hope he will get home while George is here.

 

 

 

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