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, December 28, 2023

April 10 -13, 1988

Sunday, April 10, 1988

 

Zack to work at the ANG again today. It has been a nice day, cold and windy but sunny. I read papers etc. Carmen called and down to Betty’s but had to work. Kim don’t feel very good.

 

 

 

Monday, April 11, 1988 KIM’S BIRTHDAY SUPPER

 

A quite cloudy day. I expected the plumber today but did not come. So I did my washing. I made rolls, and angel cake delight. This is the day we gave Kim her birthday supper because she didn’t have to work. She is sick. I hope her problem,  it won’t be too serious. We had Kim’s birthday supper and Eddie was here. He is a good guy. I hope there may be a reunion some day. It is hard to find real good guys these days. Had baked ham and milk, spinach greens, lima beans, mashed potatoes, hot rolls and angel cake delight for dessert. We enjoyed them very much. Brogan came back from visiting Dennis and family. She and Carmen came. She was so pleased to see everyone. She is so cute and smart.

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 12, 1988 KIMBERLY ALLIE HORTON 22 years

 

Today is Kim’s birthday. It was celebrated yesterday because she will work today. Cloudy this morning but it cleared off, sun came out. Carmen came and cleaned the house, the weekly work. Carmen and I went to Westbrook for Betty to get some material to use up in the shed chamber. Brogan was good exception got awful tired. Billie has cleaned up all the sand alongside the road and all the raking is done. It looks very good. So neat. The grass is nice and green.

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 13, 1988

 

Cloudy when we got up this morning but cleared away soon. On the cool side. Billie still cleaning outside. He fixed around the trees. Carmen and Kim cleaned the things from rent down town. They went down to Betty’s and helped to get her flower gardens to going. I made a pie, did the ironing. Eddie came, he is going to do some painting for Betty, fences etc. He got a lot done today. Barry and son came and worked tonight. It looks very neat and clean around here. Billie’s foot is very sore.

 

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