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, November 27, 2023

December 18 - 21, 1987


 

 

Friday, December 18, 1987

 

A nice sunny day. I done up the work. Washed. Watched soaps. Betty called. She and Betty S down to the nursing home and called to see Dot. We watch soaps in PM. Zack here for supper. Betty had her annual dinner guest.

 


 

 

Saturday, December 19, 1987

 

It was cloudy when we got up, it soon cleared and the sun came out. A nice day. David came down for a visit. Carmen and Brogan called. Bill got his insurance check $1614.89. I did housework, washed floors, swept and dusted. Betty and Walt up to New Hampshire. I talked with Dorothea tonight. Jeff has a new job and is doing very well. He is manager of the department where he works. It is installing stereos in cars. He likes it.

 

 

 

Sunday, December 20, 1987

 

Snow. It was cloudy and snowing when we got up. I got breakfast, did up the work. Walt up for the Sunday morning coffee. I made out my schedule for the week. Quite a lot to do.

 

 

 

Monday, December 21, 1987

 

I been busy. I done regular work, washed, made two cakes. Got a chicken stew supper. Carmen didn’t come today. She was over to Lewiston. It was a good day for her.

 

 

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