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, April 4, 2023

August 7 - 10, 1985

Wednesday, August 7, 1985 Carmen came home from vacation, hot

 

Another nice hot day, in PM it was cooler. Billie to the eye doctor. A good report, his eyes are better. Bill is doing very well. Dorothea and Iva called. They went to Portland and took Billie with them. Zack went also. Kim came up. She is leaving for Marblehead tonight for a short visit. Carmen called, we went over to Harrison with Carmen and Betty

 

 

 

Thursday, August 8, 1985 RAIN, THUNDER SHOWER

 

We had a heavy thunder shower. It put my portable phone out of order. It struck everywhere here. I haven’t felt very good today. Too much green vegetables. I didn’t do much. I vacuumed, done up regular work.

 

 

 

Friday, August 9, 1985

 

Another hot day, humid. I did a wash, feel better too. I done a few other jobs. Betty, Carmen, Zack and I over to Harrison to look at a couple houses. I got a good supper, corn and squash, made some blueberry biscuits. Zack took Billie out for supper tonight. Kim came home today from Massachusetts after visiting Eddie and his family. Carmen is suffering with asthmatic problems.

 

Tom and Charlene's Lake House

 

 

Saturday, August 10, 1985 Hot Again

 

I feel good again now. It a lot or normal eating. I got up early, got the work done up, the floors washed and went to town early. Got groceries, came home, done my hair. Milan called and Betty Horton. In late PM Milan and Betty called. Billie worked all day out in the garden and the awful hot sun. Kim down to Betty’s in PM. Carmen worked all day at hospital and nursing home

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