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 30, 2023

June 16 - 19, 1986

 

Monday, June 16, 1986 KIM LEFT EARLY FOR THE BIG BIG OUT YONDER

 

Up at four this morning to take Kim to the airport. She is flying too far far away from her home surroundings. She left to go to Jakarta in Indonesia halfway around the world. Alone except Eddie met her in Boston and saw her off. We, Carmen, Betty, Zack, Betty Smith and I took her to the airport. I hope she makes the trip all right alone and will like when she gets out there, gets a good job and good pay. We hate to see her leave all alone. She’ll arrive on Wednesday early our time. Cloudy and showers this PM and tonight. Billie backed into Carmen’s car.

 

 



 

Tuesday, June 17, 1986 Zacks last day of school

 

No word from Kim as yet. I wrote to Esther. I got word she has broken her leg, in a cast up to her waist. Walks with a walker. Well today schools closed for the summer vacation. Zack has a busy summer ahead of him. Bill down to Betty’s watching the shows on video. It is windy and very cold today. Carmen looked at a new car today at Rowe Ford in Portland. She saw one she likes.

 

 

 


Wednesday, June 18, 1986 Kim arrived in Jakarta Indonesia at Wednesday at night

 

We got the long waited call from Kim. She arrived all safe and sound. What a relief. She was going to bed, she was very tired. Well Carmen, Betty, Zack and Milan called. It was sunny in forenoon then it clouded up with the wind blowing, it was cold. I sent Esther’s letter and 2 get well cards. Zack cut his leg, went to the NCM hospital, had stitches taken. Got a tetanus shot.

 

 

 

Thursday, June 19, 1986 Carmen Car

 

It was a nice warm sunny day, on the windy side. Bill, Betty, Zack and I to Portland with Carmen to get her new car. It is a nice-looking car. I hope she don’t have any trouble at all with it. She didn’t work today. Carmen got her new car today at Rowe Ford in Portland. It is a nice-looking car. She is very pleased. Been thinking of Kimmy all day.

 

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