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!

Saturday, May 27, 2023

February 11 - 14, 1986 Valentine's Day

 

Tuesday, February 11, 1986

 

A nice day. Cloudy in a.m., sunny in pm. I been busy. Ironed etc. Milan, Betty, Betty called, went down to Betty’s a little while. Carmen back to work. She is sick and lame. Dorothea called and made a nice visit. She is suffering with that psoriasis.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 12, 1986 perm

 

A nice sunny day. I got up early, got breakfast. Done up the work. Bill took me down to Barbara’s to get my perm. Betty came and got me. Bill and Billie to town.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 13, 1986

 

I did some odds and end jobs. I made a custard. Carmen is very sick with flu and nervous tension. Dorothea called. I watched tv soaps. Did some on the puzzle.

 

 

 

Friday, February 14, 1986 Valentines Day

 

Well, I got nice valentine cards, roses and chocolate which was very nice. I did a wash. Carmen came, she and I went to norway shopping. Kim home sick with the flu, cold. Carmen felt better today. She went out and had a nice evening with a friend named Dennis. He has done wonders to help her get over the loss of Flicka. We all loved her very much.

 


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