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!

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

May 17 - 20, 1989 Putting up the Flag Pole in Homeland Cemetery

 

Wednesday, May 17, 1989

 

Well at last a nice clear sunny day in 80° temps. It was so good, sunny and hot at last. I didn’t do much today. I washed the bedding. Carmen and Kim were here, they made the beds. Brogan, Betty, Carmen and Kim all here and had very good corned beef sandwiches. Billie down to the cow shed and hauled some bedding down. It was so good to see such a nice sunny day and have it hot. I got all through the diaries up to 1960s. I start them today.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 18, 1989 A very nice HOT day

 

Betty and Carmen washed the windows inside and out and put the screens all on. I was some pleased to get that done. They had breakfast here, bacon and eggs. Bakery donuts and coffee. Before they done there jobs. Kim worked for Billie all forenoon.

 

 

 

Friday, May 19, 1989 Cloudy, hazy

 

Well, it isn’t as nice and warm as it was yesterday. I done the dishes. Carmen came and cleaned. Kim came and cleaned the garage for Billie. Betty, Carmen and Kim over to Harrison to get their flagpole. Brogan here while they went to Harrison. I didn’t do much. I got a cold like I never had before. Billie has it too. I been rewriting in one of the old diaries. Some parts of it was fading out or had the letters.

 


 

 

Saturday, May 20, 1989 HOT

 

A nice sunny day and very hot. I done regular work. Washed floors. The Saturday work. I made a chocolate cake with a white frosting. I baked beans today. David came for coffee. P. Pendexter called to visit with Billie. A cattle dealer he used to deal with also Lawrence. Carmen and Brogan called. Betty and Walt up to New Hampshire for Walt’s paper. Carmen, Brogan and I down to Naples. Carmen had to take some papers to someone that is interested in the lots. We got home Zack was here. He was down home for supper. Carmen and Kim too. Carmen out on a date tonight. Dorothea called this evening and Verna Smith. Kim had to work today.

 

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