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!

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

September 10 - 12, 1987

 


Thursday, September 10, 1987

 

A nice day, on the humid side. Done up the work, got the pickles to going. Carmen and Brogan came. Carmen went right to work on the pickles. We got them cooked and canned. Betty came up. She and Carmen went to Norway to take  Carmen’s car over. Then they did Zack’s birthday shopping. Well, this was Zack’s day in court. But he did not lose his license. He only had a $50 fine to pay. Dorothea and Jeff didn’t get home from Massachusetts till 6 AM. Dorothea came down, she was so tired. She has broke out again. Billie all shook up today. I hope he don’t end up in Augusta.

 

 

 

Friday, September 11, 1987

 

It was cloudy today. I done up my work. Watched shows, down to Betty’s. She and Kim wrapped Zack’s birthday gifts. We talked with Esther. She was glad to hear from us. Betty put a proposition up to her. Carmen worked today, home at four. Zack had a friend come home with him school. They are going to Portland to go to the JFK ship.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 12, 1987 ZACK DOWN TO PORTLAND

 

A cloudy kind of a showery day. I done up my regular work. Washed floors. Made a apple pie, first one of the season. Carmen and Betty came, they brought Brogan to leave here till Walt could pick her up. She was as good as gold. All afternoon and so smart and cunning. Carmen went to work and Betty up to Twin Oaks for the farewell party for Kathy Wolff. Today Zack and a friend of his went to Portland to tour the United Kennedy ship that is in Portland Harbor for a few days.

 


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