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, July 29, 2023

September 27 - 29, 1986

 

Saturday, September 27, 1986 pullets, Billie home

 

This is been a beautiful sunny on the coolish side. Billie home from NCM H, his foot is very sore and pains him a lot. Milan went and got him. Also Betty and Walt got a nice letter from Zack. It was very interesting. He is happy there by all indications. Betty and Walt went up to Robert’s Poultry in Bethel and got the pullets. Milan and Betty came up this PM.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 28, 1986

 

A quite nice day, mostly sunny. Walt came up for coffee this morning. I done up my work, wrote to Zack and got ready and went up to Kennard’s house now occupied by his son Carlton and family during their vacation. We met Linda’s husband Warren McKeen. A very nice guy, smart and intelligent. Also Amy and her boyfriend was there. They are nice girls. Dorothea, Fern, Betty, Walt, Milan, Betty, Susan, Vince, Monica, Vince’s girlfriend, Billie, his wife Jane and two children. Had a nice lunch. Talked and it was very nice.

 




 

 

Monday, September 29, 1986

 

A mostly nice day, some clouds and rain. Sunny most of the day. I did a wash. Made molasses cookies and fancy brownies. They was good. Betty dropped in, also Milan called. Billie’s foot not very good. Carmen came and wrapped it and it felt a lot better. Bill reading. Betty got another letter from Zack. A nice letter. David called, had coffee, talked. Dorothea and Iva called this evening.

 

 

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