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, February 23, 2024

November 11 - 14, 1988

 


Friday, November 11, 1988 Zack arrived home 6:30 AM

 

A nice day. Zack was very glad when he got home. Walt left about 1 AM and went to the airport in Boston and picked him up. We was down to Betty’s all forenoon talking etc. Had donuts and coffee. Billie, Betty and I also Horton family. Brogan was so pleased to see him. She sure kept his attention. Carmen Kim had the day off and they went down to Carmen’s and prepared for the open house and a welcome home party for Zak. It was very nice. Carmen has a cute apartment. We had delicious refreshments.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 12, 1988

 

A nice day until late PM it got cloudy. I made bread, cake and baked beans. Kim up for supper. David came down this morning for coffee and talked for a while. He is some tired and looks bad. Betty, Walt and Zack all off for the day. Checking out new truck and plows. Billie’s car needs work done on it.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 13, 1988

 

A cloudy dreary day and in afternoon it rained hard. I worked at the desk all day, got some orders ready to go. Zak and Walt up for breakfast. Walt only had coffee. No one else here for the day. Today got his truck to running. Also the loader. He hauled the red tractor down by their house. Carmen Kim down to Betty and Walt. They had a family talk.

 

 

 

Monday, November 14, 1988

 

It dawned nice and sunny this morning. I did regular work and washed. Billie called Johnson’s Garage this morning. Can’t work on it till Thursday or Friday. Made a lemon pie for supper. Fixed a meatloaf. Zak was here.

 

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