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 21, 2023

March 13 - 16, 1988

Sunday, March 13, 1988

 

Cloudy, a sleety and rain. Then it cleared off. Carmen and Brogan came. Had lunch then Carmen went to town. Got me some milk and cream. I wrote to Esther today. Also Billie has been working on his papers for the insurance company. Bill reading most of the day. He don’t feel too good nowadays. Carmen and Brogan called, Zack came. Walt here for coffee.

 

 

 

Monday, March 14, 1988

 

I did my washing. Carmen came. She took me down to Betty’s. I began to look at the albums. Carmen came up here, done the cleaning, went to town for me. Carmen don’t feel very good. Dennis came over to stay with she and Brogan for a couple days. Billie didn’t do much today, he watched the programs in PM.

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 15, 1988

 

Not much to write. I done up my work, down to Betty’s again to see some more of the albums. I love to look at them. Billie got his papers off today. I hope everything will come out okay. Zack called a little while this evening. Jeff up to Dorothea’s. We just been talking by phone. I did my ironing.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 16, 1988

 

A quite nice day. On the cold side. I went down to Betty’s again. I looked at rest of the albums. Came home early, got a chicken dinner for supper. Carmen called Betty. She had been to see the doctor. Her problem is serious. A nose operation coming up in the not too far future. I’m so worried about her. I hope she will be okay and will be glad when it is over.

 

 

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