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, August 13, 2023

November 22 - 25, 1986 Zack Home on Thanksgiving Break

 

Saturday, November 22, 1986

 

Well another day of cloudy weather. I did up the work, made some cream puffs. David and Milan called. Billie’s foot bothers him a lot, it is sore.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 23, 1986

 

Well more snow this morning. I’ve been busy all day. It cleared away some so we saw some sun. Billie up to David’s. Walt up for breakfast. I made some cream puff filling today. Billie been reading.

 

 

 

Monday, November 24, 1986

 

Can hardly wait till tomorrow night, the day Zack will come home from school after being gone for two months and 20 days tomorrow. I’ve been busy, done my hair, washed and prepared supper. Billie to Dr. Goldenhar.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 25, 1986 ZACK CAME

 

A beautiful day. Sunny and mild. I got up early. I did my regular work, made a Jell-O salad, loaf dark bread and cake. I done other odd jobs. Carmen came and cleaned. I took a bath and took care of Brogan while Carmen went to town. Brogan was very fussy today. Well we was some glad to see Zack. He is a nice-looking young man. I hate to have him away. He was very pleased to see everyone. His uniform looks very nice. Carmen, Dennis, Brogan, Milan, Betty, Bill, Billie and me were there to see Zack when he came home.

 




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