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!

Saturday, February 10, 2024

September 23 - 26, 1988

 

Friday, September 23, 1988 TV gone to be fixed

 

Sunny when we got up but it clouded up and rained. Brogan at Betty’s all today. I washed. Made a custard, watched soaps in PM. Carmen and Brogan called. She worked today. Billie did his chores and odds and end jobs today. It was a quite nice day, not too cool. Today they came and got the TV to fix it. We used the kitchen one today and tonight.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 24, 1988 Harrowed garden and Bulldozing

 

A beautiful day. It was clear when we got up and sunny all day. On the warm side. I got up early, did the work up, washed floors etc. David came, he and Billie had coffee and visited. I made a cake, frosted it also rolls. Carmen came, she, Brogan and I rode up around to see David’s barn. It looks very good. Carmen and Brogan down to Betty’s. Walt, Brogan and Betty gone to get the paper at Lewiston and around. Carmen and Zenya went to look for a China closet for Carmen. Billie harrowed the gardens. Dexter McDaniels came and started to bulldoze at Walt’s for the basement.

 


 

 

Sunday, September 25, 1988 Zack called

 

This has been a very nice warm sunny day. Carmen came about noon. She started a boiled dinner to going. We had to push it but we did and all had a nice dinner. It was another one of those family get-togethers. Carmen, Brogan, Betty, Walt, Dorothea, David, Fern, Kim and Bob. It was nice. Carmen also made some meal muffins and apple pan dowdy.

 

 

 

Monday, September 26, 1988

 

A nice sunny day. I did regular work and washed. Brogan here for a little while. Carmen called for breakfast. Billie to Dr. Goldenhar this forenoon. Betty up for a little while. Billie Carter died last night. Betty S was down to see her sister Sadie and she stopped to see Delores. She said she is bad.

 

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