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, May 30, 2024

November 1 - 4, 1989

 

Wednesday, November 1, 1989

 

Another nice day. Carmen and Brogan here also Zak and Kim called. Carmen cleaned the living room and finished the little hallway. Billie cleaned up some more leaves and other places. I made two apple pies. Got a call from George today. He is coming for Christmas, he’ll get here 6th of December. I’m glad he is coming.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 2, 1989

 

A beautiful day. Carmen came. She cleaned the kitchen. I did the curtains. She done all the rest. I done a wash and ironed. Betty called, also Zak here. Betty got her finger caught last night. They got the papering done in the apartment. Carmen had an appointment at the town office, manager Tarr. It is supposed to cloud up and some rain,  possibly snow.

 

 

 

Friday, November 3, 1989

 

It was cloudy and rain today. Carmen came and cleaned the house. She went to Norway shopping. Took Brogan with them. Kim’s dog ran away. Billie didn’t do only his regular work today. Carmen got a chicken and mac & cheese for supper. She made a cake and brought it up. Very good.

 

 

 

Saturday, November 4, 1989

 

A very nice day, on the real cold side. I got up early. Got my work done up, cleaned up, washed kitchen floor. David came and had coffee and made a long visit. Carmen came and cleaned the breezeway and back porch. I’m all done cleaning. Dorothea and Betty and Betty doing the papering.

 

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