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!

Monday, July 31, 2023

October 4 - 7, 1986

Saturday, October 4, 1986 Billie mowed lawns

 

A mostly cloudy day, some sun and a quite nice day for the Fair. I done up the regular work. Washed the floor. Then I took down the living room curtains and washed the windows. I read the papers. Carlton and Phyllis called and Dorothea and David. They took Iva to meet Louise at the Fair to go home. Then they took off for Lewiston. Dorothea got her a new coat. Before they left Eddie and Kim came. Kim has a job, a dentist receptionist. Eddie did well out to sea. Billie mowed the lawns and leaves.

 

 

 

Sunday, October 5, 1986

 

A beautiful day, on the cool side. Got the work done up. Walt came and then Kim and Eddie came. They had breakfast. Then they went down to Betty’s and began to get loaded to go back home. I wrote to Zack and got a couple letters ready to go in the mail. Dorothea and Dave called.

 

 

 

Monday, October 6, 1986 Betty Smith’s birthday

 

Well, a day of all kinds of weather today. It rained last night. I did the washing. Made a cake for Betty Smith. Bill to town. Billie to the Dr.’s. His foot is coming quite well. It has got to be watched. Milan called. Also Betty Horton dropped in a couple times. They started to work in the bedrooms at Betty’s.

 

 

Nanny down to Uncle Milan's

 

 

Tuesday, October 7, 1986 first egg, Betty got a letter from Zack

 

This is been a nice day, on the coolish side. Carmen came and cleaned. Betty was here. Milan called. Dorothea called in evening. Made a chocolate pudding and cooked a T-bone supper. Watched the soaps. They got another letter from Zack. The painters have been working at Betty’s. Bill down, got his haircut. Betty S and Betty C helped Carmen cleaned her kitchen today.

 

 

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