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!

Sunday, February 11, 2024

September 27 - 30, 1988

 

Tuesday, September 27, 1988 TV came back

 

A nice day. I got up early, got my work done. Did an ironing, made a chocolate pudding. They Carmen and Brogan came, we went down and got Betty S. We went to Betty H and Carmen and Betty cleaned out under the eaves of the Heritage Room. Then we cleaned all of the china closets in the Heritage Room. The dishes look so nice and shiny. Betty was so pleased to get them done. I came home, got supper. Betty went up to clean the rest of the room tonight. Joy helped her. Carmen got Brogan at Betty’s. Billie done a lot today. The TV came back, it works good now.

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 28, 1988 Got 1st egg

 

This is been a nice sunny day. It has been windy. I did a wash. Betty went and got some new shoes over to Ryan’s Shoe Store in Norway. Betty Smith walked up. Carmen worked at Betty’s today. The Western Auto Store man came from Norway and put the new oven unit in the stove.

 

 

 

Thursday, September 29, 1988

 

A nice day, cool. I got my work done up. I got ready and canned 4 jars of ripe tomatoes. Then Carmen came. Betty and Brogan. We went down to Betty’s furniture warehouse and picked over all of her dishes and swept it, took out the kids furniture and took it up to the barn for them to get when they get their house built. Carmen, Kim and Zak. Brogan was good all day. Betty Smith was down there also and Susan came over too. She visited a while. Betty H, Carmen and Brogan here for supper. Walt was at a meeting.

 

 

 

Friday, September 30, 1988

 

A fair day. I didn’t do much today for work. After doing the regular work, I looked over some old papers. I got some pictures cut out of the changing of the town for the new revitalization. Kim called, was glad to see her, first time for nearly week. Billie cleaned up some more things outside. Also put the swing chair away etc. Got some storm windows in the doors. Carmen called on her way to town. Got a few things at the store. Betty and girls up to camp tonight.

 

 

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