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!

Sunday, November 12, 2023

October 20 - 23, 1987

Tuesday, October 20, 1987

 

Cloudy all day. Billie worked outside doing the leaves and other fall work. I did a washing, ironing. Carmen and Brogan came. It evening we all went up to Dorothea and David’s for Fern’s birthday. Bill, Billie, Betty, Brogan, Debbie, Joy, Jay, Jessica, Danica, Leeana, Milan, Betty and me then Carmen came late. Betty and Walt left and went up to Vermont tonight. It was a nice party for Fern. David left for work at about 9:30 PM. Watched soaps this PM.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 21, 1987

 

Fern is 85 years today. Her birthday was celebrated last night at Dorothea’s. It has been a cloudy and showery day. At about 3 PM it rained very hard and windy. Watched the shows. Carmen and that little blue-eyed Angel pet came today. She cleaned up the house and to town. To work at 4:30. Betty and Walt arrived home at about 3 PM. Zack’s car broke down on his way to home from school. He called Ron Smith. He will get it tomorrow. Walt and Betty didn’t have any luck with the land.

 

 

 

Thursday, October 22, 1987

 

A nice sunny day. Billie raked leaves. Betty, Brogan and I down to Windham to Zayres and got new curtains. Carmen kind of on the nervous side today. Brogan fussy. She knows her mother is nervous. Stocks up and down. Zack got his car back today.

 

 

 

Friday, October 23, 1987 GOT BEEF BACK

 

More or less cloudy today in early forenoon, snow came down. It cleared about mid-day. I did a wash, made a pie. Went down to babysit for Carmen while she and Betty worked over in the back shed. They did a lot today. Zack had a friend up tonight. Kim here today. She had some new clothes. Carmen stayed at Betty’s for supper. Today Billie went over and got the beef.

 

 

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