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!

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

May 27 - 29, 1985 Poppa Slowly Improving

Monday, May 27, 1985

 

A cloudy showery day. Got up about 6 AM, got the breakfast, done up the work. Milan came, also George came for breakfast. David called. I done a few jobs besides regular work. Then got lunch. We got ready, Betty, Kim, George and I went to Portland to the Mercy Hospital to see Bill. He is improving quite well. Came home and we stopped on the way, got Italian sandwiches. We had them here. Tom and Charlene called to see how Bill is and to meet George. Carmen working steady now.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 28, 1985

 

Cloudy most of the day. We had a lot of fog. Dorothea, Billie and George to the hospital today. I did a big wash. Betty called, also Carmen. Milan came and called also. Bill went for his eye Dr.(??) examination today, he passed blood today. I hope he will soon get better. He was kind of on the down side today. George down to Betty and Walt’s for supper.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 29, 1985

 

A beautiful day. Sunny and clear, on the cool side. I got my wash done up. Shirley Irish came and fixed the washer and dryer. Milan, Betty and I went over through Stoneham, called at the Cemetery on through to all the the Lovells and down through Sweden, home. A very pretty ride. Betty and George down to see Bill. He was in a better mood than yesterday. They will check his liver today. Carmen came and finished painting rest of the house. Today she seems to be down in the dumps, kind of depressed. I’m worried about her.

 

 

 

 

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