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!

Thursday, September 12, 2024

November 15 - 18, 1990 Billie to Rehab

 

Thursday, November 15, 1990

 

I did a wash today, got Billie’s clothes ready to take down to him. Walt smoothed his driveway and got his back hoe back. He, I hope, does some more up to the kids place when he has time. Dorothea here this p.m. She vacuumed. Got Billie’s clothes marked and ready. Carmen dropped in a minute. Carmen had business to attend to. Has more later on too. I talked with Billie tonight.

 

 

 

Friday, November 16, 1990 BILLIE

 

Clear, nice and sunny. Mild temps. Today Billie goes to Portland today to the rehabilitation Hospital for physical therapy on his feet and arms. I’ll be glad when he gets back. I feel sorry for him in such condition. Nerves are bad. Hope he gets help which will do him a lot of good. He went by ambulance. Carmen down to see him this morning. Dorothea is going in with him.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 17, 1990 Rain and clouds

 

This has been a messy day. Cloudy rain and so dark. I didn’t do much all day. I got rest of the papers read. Betty and Brogan called in p.m. Dorothea called in the evening. Kim and Carmen to Portland to check out wedding gowns etc. They called to see Billie. He is about the same, had some therapy today.

 

 

 

Sunday, November 18, 1990

 

A dreary day. Rain, cloudy. I looked after Brogan while they went shopping. She was very good. She has a cold.

 

 

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