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!

Monday, April 1, 2024

March 24 - 26, 1989 Easter Sunday

 

Friday, March 24, 1989

 

Kind of a cloudy day. I been busy all day. Dorothea called also Betty came and Carmen was here and Brogan. Kim came up to. Susan called in PM. She has a new car. A very nice looking one. She is very pleased with it. I hope it will last her a long time. I got the papers all read.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 25, 1989

 

What a mess this morning. SNOW. We got about 6 to 8 inches during the night. I been busy all day. I made a custard pie and a mince pie. Made bread, baked some beans today, just enough for our dinner. David came for coffee. Phonie came and plowed some of the driveway and it made an awful mess. Billie been busy breaking up ice which holds the water and makes a mess running into barn. Carmen done up her hair today. Kim had to work this weekend.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 26, 1989 Easter dinner at Crooks

 

Warm. Today Carmen came. She cooked a delicious Easter dinner. It was very good. Ham, spinach, mashed potato, salad, hot cross buns, regular rolls. Custard pie, mince pie and a delicious lemon cake Dorothea made. Kim had to work. After work she came and ate. Betty, Walt, Dorothea, David, Carmen, Zack, Brogan, Jeff. Tonight they moved the couch over to Joy’s. It was a nice couch and it was in good shape.

 


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