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!

Thursday, September 28, 2023

May 10 - 14, 1987 Mother's Day

 

Sunday, May 10, 1987 MOTHER’S DAY

 

This year another new mother. Carmen. She got nice gifts from her daughter. I got $85 in money and the most beautiful cards from them all and chocolate and flowers to set out in the garden. We had Italian sandwiches on the back porch. All was here except Fern. She is better today. Dorothea and Jeff came up tonight, also he brought a very nice card.

 



 

 

 

 

Monday, May 11, 1987

 

Betty H started to get the Heritage Room ready. Betty S and Carmen helped her. Dennis is home with Brogan. Billie to Dr. Goldenhar. Milan made a brief call and Betty. She is on her way down to help Betty H get her place ready for Barry Richardson to put a new roof on the barn.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 12, 1987 Kim

 

Cloudy rain showers and sunny in p.m. with some wind. Carmen came and cleaned the house. Brogan was very cute. Smarter than chain lightning. We called down to Betty’s for a minute. Watched the TV soaps. Well, Betty got a call from Kim. She will be moving back home. I hope she gets a good job. She has applied at the NCM Hospital. Dorothea called tonight.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 13, 1987

 

A nice sunny day. I didn’t do much today. It was a very nice sunny day. Betty cleaned some draws today. I watched soaps today. Billie been working outside. It looks so very nice after he gets cleaned up raking etc. Well tonight Zack returned his truck back. It was in poor condition. Now he has got to find another one.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 14, 1987 A NICE DAY

 

They came and started the barn roof at Walt’s. They got one side all done. Will do the other one tomorrow if it is good weather. They also began digging the cellar over to Carmen’s for the cellar etc. Bill, Betty and I went over. We ate Italian sandwiches at Carmen’s. Zack went to school with Walt this morning. He hasn’t his car anymore. Sadie Robbins had a stroke today. Billie got the flower garden ready. A hearing was set up for Vince today. Also Chris had to report to the judge today.

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