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!

Thursday, June 15, 2023

April 21 - 24, 1986

 

Monday, April 21, 1986

 

I did a small wash. I cleaned the lower cupboards and draws in the kitchen. Zack was here. He helped, I couldn’t have done it alone. Carmen called. Billie doing odd jobs. Milan called.

 

 

Tuesday, April 22, 1986

A very nice sunny day, on the mild side. I didn’t do much. I got the desk draws done and the table draw by the window. Billie and Zack fenced at Walt’s. Milan and Betty to Portland today. Dr. examined Milan’s nose. It wasn’t skin cancer. Carmen dropped in on way to work.

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 23, 1986

 

I been cleaning, did the cupboards. Picked over some clippings etc. Billie and Zack have been doing the fencing. Billie’s toe is oozing a little today.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 24, 1986

 

A nice sunny day. I done regular work then I cleaned the refrigerator, moved it out etc. for summer. Watched the TV soaps in PM. Betty over to Carmen’s, they went to Norway. Carmen got new shoes and a new refrigerator coming tomorrow. She was somewhat more spicy than yesterday. She needed those shoes so bad and refrigerator too.

 

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