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 31, 2024

November 5 - 8, 1989

 

Sunday, November 5, 1989

 

A nice day. A big surprise = NOT ONE HORTON KID HERE TODAY. I’m glad for them that they have their own place and can relax. That is good for them. I miss them and Brogan. I worked at my desk all day getting some Christmas orders checked over etc. Jason was here and work. He hasn’t got much more to do here maybe two hours work. Walt worked on his ditch. He and Betty out for supper. At last Billie has his fall work done. David here in PM to help to get the cows in and out. Brogan has a cold.

 

 

 

Monday, November 6, 1989

 

Cloudy with clearing in PM. I did the wash. Made a squash pie. Carmen, Brogan and Zack called. Billie to the foot doctor. I washed Billie’s bedding today. Zack to the Dr. today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 7, 1989

 

Nice clear sunny day. I did the washing and ironing. I worked on Christmas orders etc. Didn’t get much done. Carmen, Brogan called also Kim and Zak came. We watched TV in PM. Brogan has a cold. She was full of it today. Zak didn’t get any moving done. Betty and Dorothea and Betty Smith got that room all papered. Betty and Walt over to see Zack’s doctor.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 8, 1989

 

It has been a cloudy day and rain. I did some more work on the Christmas orders. Got them about all done and ready to go. Carmen and Brogan here. Brogan was quite sick today with a cold. She took a nap here while her mother did some office work. Kim and Betty to Norway to do some shopping. Walt got Zak moved out today.

 

 

 

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