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, August 7, 2023

October 30 - November 2, 1986

 

Thursday, October 30, 1986

 

It started out kind of cloudy but it cleared and it got windy and colder. Betty is working on her den today. Dorothea has day off. Made a pudding, got my supper started. Carmen over today. Betty got her den cleaned also new bathroom.

 

 

 

Friday, October 31, 1986

 

A beautiful day, clear, on the dite windy side. I done up the work. Washed, made a pudding and a fish chowder for supper. (Very good). We watched the TV shows in PM. Kids called for Halloween treats, there were (blank) kids called. Carmen been on the go all day. Called here a little while on her way home. Dennis took care of Brogan. Betty got her living room cleaned.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 1, 1986

 

A nice sunny day. I’ve been busy all day. I got the regular work done. Washed floors, vacuumed, dusted, washed windows etc. Billie washed barn windows. Bill to town. Milan and Betty called this afternoon. A beautiful day.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 2, 1986

 

I didn’t get up till about 7:30. Walt up for coffee. I wrote two letters. Betty called a little while and Carmen dropped in with Brogan for a little while. Betty and Walt over there for supper. Also over to the fleamarket in Oxford.

 

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