Nanny's Diaries: 21 Years Ago

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, July 2, 2015

21 Years Ago

21 Years ago was the saddest day in my life. I lost my beloved Nanny. Not a day goes by that she isn't missed. It's hard to believe it's been 21 years - but other times it feels like forever. She may be gone, but her infinite wisdom, humor and 'Nannyisms' will always live on with those of us who were lucky enough to have her in our lives.

I hope she has found her endless supply of chocolate. I still miss you Nanny.

Love always,

Kim