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, April 12, 2023

September 8 - 10, 1985

Sunday, September 8, 1985

 

A nice sunny day. It was quite mild. I got up early (for Sunday) because Bill was sick and had to go to the hospital. Terrible pains and needed blood. Betty S called. They worked on Walt’s house painting today. Kim began working at the nursing home. 40 hours a week.

 

 


 

Monday, September 9, 1985

 

A quite nice day, on the muggy side. I did up wash, canned 10 pints of tomatoes. I went to town with Betty and Carmen. We called at Debbie and Jay’s. Bill didn’t come home today, is some better but still in pain in the chest. Billie has been busy all day. He mowed Walt’s field. He does too much work. Dorothea called today, also Carmen, Betty and Zack and Betty Smith after supper, she walked up. Milan has dropped in a couple of times.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 10, 1985 Oil Came

 

It rained. Today we got fuel oil. I wrote to Es and George, did the ironing. Betty, Carmen called and Kim and Eddie also. Dorothea, Kim and Eddie to Windham. Kim had her hair done. Betty and I to see Bill, he is much better.

 

 

 

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