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, October 21, 2023

August 6 - 8, 1987 Nanny's 77th Birthday

Thursday, August 6, 1987

 

This turned out to be a very nice day, not too hot. I cooked a roast pork supper. Esther and I looked old pictures etc. over. Kim called this forenoon to Es. Milan and Betty got home middle of forenoon. They came up to see Esther. Billie down to see Kathy Wohlenberg this PM. Betty called today after she got her hair cut. It looks so good.

 

 

 

Friday, August 7, 1987

 

A quite nice day, on the cool side. We didn’t do too much, looked at rest of the pictures. Billie and Esther over to Oxford and got blueberries. A few things from the grocery store. Esther and I picked the blueberries over and froze them. Dennis came and got Brogan. She was some pleased and excited when she saw Dennis.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 8, 1987 HAD MY 77TH TODAY

 

Had a very nice day up to camp. A very nice day. Fire alarm system, a new coffee pot, a new toaster, a very pretty gold watch and very pretty stones and diamonds from Brogan, a watch from Dorothea and David which I needed very bad. Also two very pretty dresses from Betty and Walt. $25 from Fern $25 from Billie $10 from Milan and Betty, five dollars Esther, candy from Joy and girls also Betty and Milan, or from Brogan, Betty and Walt beautiful cards, Zack the fire alarm, toaster from Eddie and Kim, coffee pot Carmen and Dennis. It was all very nice.

 









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