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!

Friday, January 19, 2024

July 1 - 4, 1988 4th of July at Twin Oakes

 

Friday, July 1, 1988 Cold

 

We are starting on the last half or (?). It has been a cloudy day, some sun. We had awful thundershowers about suppertime. I done some odd and end jobs. Billie worked in the garden some. Billie mowed the roadside also.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 2, 1988

 

Another cloudy day. No rain after early morning. The sun shone part of the day. I done up my work. Washed floors, carpet, swept. Betty came, got Bill and I. We went all around looking at things. They have a nice garden and the chicken have grown awfully. We saw David’s barn, it looks very nice, all new and white. This evening Susan called a little while. Out walking. Still on the cold side. Eddie came down this weekend. Dorothea called a little while and Betty also.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 3, 1988

 

Another hot day. I been busy all day. I was down to Betty’s with she and Kim. Carmen to town shopping. Billie and Zack over to Norway and Oxford.

 

 

 

 

Monday, July 4, 1988

 

A hot day. I got up, done up the work. Got ready to go to camp for Zack’s last cookout. We will miss him so much. Had a nice day. In evening Jay set off some fireworks. Bill didn’t go nor did Billie. I’m sorry, Zak liked him. Didn’t get home till about 9 PM. Zack dropped, he was so tired. The food was very good. We had a nice day.

 


 

 


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