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!

Sunday, July 9, 2023

July 20 - 23, 1986 Daddy's Birthday

 

Sunday, July 20, 1986 Walt’s birthday, Eddie came

 

Early this morning Eddie came in from Massachusetts. He had the day off. We was very glad to see him and he looked so good. He has lost weight, he has color from tan. I cooked a chicken dinner, he stayed. Also Zack came up and Betty and Walt went up to camp all alone for a picnic for Walt’s birthday. Carmen called and Dennis at Betty’s. Then on her way to work she called in. She looked very pretty. A very nice complexion, her hair looked good too. Kim called and wished Walt a happy birthday. Eddie has made plans for Eddie and Kim when she returns from Jakarta. Also he is making plans for their wedding next summer. A cloudy and drizzly afternoon, partly sunny in a.m. Milan don’t feel too good. Dorothea and David took Iva home today. Also they visited his grandmother.

 

 

 

Monday, July 21, 1986

 

At last a very nice sunny day. I done up the work. Did a washing. Made a pudding and Jell-O. Ate on the porch. Betty and I called on Milan and Betty. Dorothea called this PM.

 

 

 

Tuesday, July 22, 1986

 

Another beautiful day. I did the ironing. Cleaned up the house. I bought a new complete mattress. Betty S here. Milan called also Carmen, Betty and Zack.

 

 


 

Wednesday, July 23, 1986 mowed some of David’s hay

 

We’re still having nice hot sunny weather. I went to town with Milan and Betty and did some shopping.

 

 

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