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 26, 2024

July 29 -31, 1988 Anniversary Trip to Canada

Friday, July 29, 1988 Dorothea 51 years

 

Well we washed and cleaned up the house. Dorothea came. Bill about the same. Esther making plans for the wedding tomorrow. Susan called today. We had Swiss chard tonight, Esther got them. Esther made a cake for Dorothea. In evening Joy, Kathy, Betty S, Susan, Debbie and Monica. Dorothea had a good time. This morning Betty and Walt left for a trip up to Canada for the wedding anniversary.

 


 









 

 

 


 

Saturday, July 30, 1988 Cathy and Mark wedding

 

It has been a sunny day and in PM it was so hot and humid. A very uncomfortable day. Esther got ready and Susan and Monica came and picked her up about 8:30 for the wedding of Cathy and Mark Ristaino. A very nice pretty wedding, classy one. Bill about the same. Dorothea came for all day. She did a lot with Bill today. Betty and Walt got home from the trip about 5:30. Had a nice time. Walt went where his mother’s family lived.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 31, 1988 Nekia Gone

 

Nekia was very bad yesterday, got a dite better. But then he got very bad so David took him to the vets and had him put to sleep. That was a terrible blow to the Thomas family. He has been a nice dog for them and they loved him. Dorothea called and worked for Bill this morning. Rosalie called a minute. Esther made some molasses cookies.

 

 

 

 




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