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!

Friday, June 16, 2023

April 25 - 28, 1986

 

Friday, April 25, 1986 Diesel Fuel

 

Billie getting his equipment ready for use. Betty and Carmen had the horses and cats done today. I cleaned my electric stove for the summer. I did the washing. Vince Boynton called and Milan. Carmen over for breakfast. Then she went down to Betty’s for the horses. Billie had diesel fuel come this morning. Bill out. Kim called on the phone.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 26, 1986

 

Well it was cloudy in a.m., later in PM it cleared off and a lot of sun. Billie out looking for cattle. Can’t find anything. In PM David went with him. I did the Saturday work, made rolls. Sue Paul came up to Betty’s today, he was there for supper. Kim and he came up and got the rolls. Zack had to work today. Bill up fishing today. Carmen called on her way to work this PM.

 

 

 

Sunday, April 27, 1986 DAYLITE TIME I HATE IT

 

Nice day. I hate this new time we are on for six months. It is awful. Walt up for coffee and donuts. David and Dorothea came today after they had been out riding.

 

 

 

Monday, April 28, 1986

 

A very nice day. I did the washing. Made a blueberry pie. Got a chicken on for supper. Billie and I cleaned my beds. Bill help me some. My legs got so bad I could hardly manipulate it. Too bad because Carmen and Kim came for supper and it ended up they got most of it on the table and washed all the dishes. I guess they won’t want to come again. Kim left late tonight to go to get Eddie at the bus station. Carmen and Dennis called.

 

 

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