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 30, 2023

September 30 - October 3, 1986

 

Tuesday, September 30, 1986 very mild, Carmen all through work for the baby leave

 

A foggy cloudy day in the morning. It began to clear about 10:30 AM and it became very hot. I done regular work, watched programs. Carmen came. She cleaned up the house, changed beds, dusted. Done a very good job. It looks very nice. Kassie and I up to Twin Oaks with Betty, Tara and Trinna. Also Milan and Betty went up. Milan got a good fire to going. They cooked hamburgers and hotdogs. Bill came up and ate. Then Betty H and Betty S cleaned up the two houses and got them ready to leave until next cookout season. Billie still has a lot of pain in his toe. Carmen all through work for her baby leave.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 1, 1986

 

At last the first day of October. Still getting rain and unsettled weather. I done up the work. I did the ironing. Made cookies to send to Zack.

 

 

 

Thursday, October 2, 1986

 

A nice day. Betty and I over to Norway. Came home, got the dinner. I didn’t do too much today. Watched shows. I did a few odd jobs. Betty came and we wrapped Zack’s box.

 

 

 

Friday, October 3, 1986

 

Some sun and cloudy. I got up early. I made a pie and chocolate chip cookies. Bill and I over to Carmen’s to see her new baby room. Also the nice gifts she got. Bill said the room looked very good. I came home, got the lunch and did the washing. They worked at Betty’s today getting ready to paper and paint. Carmen here for supper. She did Billie’s toe for him.

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