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, June 3, 2023

March 9 - 12, 1986

 

Sunday, March 9, 1986

 

Not a real good day. Some clouds and sun. We had snow last night. I hate it. We had a lot of company. Walt, Kim, Eddie, Zack, Dorothea, David and Verna.

 

 

 

Monday, March 10, 1986

 

A cloudy snowy, dreary day. I washed, done up regular work. Watched all TV soaps today. Billie to the hospital for a checkup on his foot. Dr. Petrone said it is coming along good. He has got to keep on same as he is doing now for a week and a half. Jill came with the milk. I made a mince pie.

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 11, 1986 NO SCHOOL

 

Well a mixed up day weatherwise. Cold, freezing rain in a.m. Then late it came off warm and a little sun at times. I did a wash and ironed, prepared supper. Bill to the Dr. for sugar checkup. Bill, Betty and Zack over to Carmen’s to get her grain dishes etc. Angel comes home tomorrow. Billie sent January and February payments to Mercy Hospital.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 12, 1986 ANGEL CAME HOME

 

Today was a nice sunny day and not too cold. Milan and Betty came, also Carmen and Dennis called. No school this PM, a teacher’s meeting. In PM Betty S, Betty H and I up to New Hampshire shopping. Awful late when we got home. Well today Angel came home from Carmen’s at about 11 AM. She was trucked home. She was glad to get home and the surroundings all seem familiar to her. She was so lonesome over to Carmen’s since Flicka died.

 

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