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, May 17, 2024

September 12 - 15, 1989 DRUG RAID AT THE NEIGHBORS!

 

Tuesday, September 12, 1989

 

It cleared off at about noon. Some clouds, no rain which we need. We got the work done up and went to Norway. Did some shopping. Esther bought a skirt. We came home, watched shows. Esther got the supper started. We watched TV soaps. In evening Esther up to baby set for Fern. I babysat for Brogan while they papered at Carmen’s. Betty Smith helped them.

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 13, 1989

 

A nice sunny day. Esther and Susan up to Dorothea’s looking their boxes over. I cooked a pot roast. It was very good. Susan was here for supper. Betty, girls and Brogan went to Windham with Zak and got him some new clothes. Also took him out for his birthday supper. Also the clothes he got from Betty, Walt and Carmen, Billie, Kim and I gave him money. Esther gave him a package of Oreos, double stuff. Tonight Randy was arrested for selling drugs.

 

 

 

Thursday, September 14, 1989 Randy, killed her hens, got pullets

 

It was cloudy all day with a few light showers. In PM I went down to see Zack’s new clothes he got for his birthday. Esther and I cleaned the hens and washed and packaged  them after Billie killed and picked them. I went down town with Carmen today. And Brogan. Zack called tonight, was glad to see him. Billie got the hen house all cleaned out and ready for the new pullets. He got them down to Betty’s. It is a big relief to know they got Randy on this business of selling drugs because they parked out here in the cemetery driveway. It was too close to home.

 

 

 

Friday, September 15, 1989 First Pullet Eggs

 

A nice sunny day after the fog and clouds got out. Esther done a lot of cooking. I done up some of the housework. Dorothea and Zak called in evening. Carmen called in PM. She took Brogan over to her daddy’s for a overnight visit. Carmen and Kim over to Norway to take some chairs over to be refinished. Dorothea called in PM, also took Esther to bank. We saw interesting pictures of this house and Ilan’s on TV tonight in connection with the drug raid of Randy’s. Things are quieted down now. He is out of jail on bail. David’s well dry.

 

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