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!

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

September 28 - October 1, 1989

 

Thursday, September 28, 1989

 

Clear and cold. They worked up to the house today. I went up in the evening. I didn’t do much today. First day without Esther. Very cold today and on the windy side.

 

 

 

Friday, September 29, 1989

 

A nice sunny day, milder than yesterday. I done up my work. Worked at the desk for a little while. Then I went up to Brogan’s house, way to the third floor where they are working. I came home, they all had lunch then went back to work. I watched my TV shows. He went and got the heart, liver and tongue. I cooked these parts for the dog. David went with him. Carmen took Brogan over to meet her father. He will have her all night. Dorothea called this evening, also Carmen.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 30, 1989 2 NEW CATTLE

 

 

 

A very nice sunny day. Mild. I done up my housework and worked at my desk all day. Got the bills already to go and checked my account over. Carmen and Kim gone to Yarmouth, Gray and other places. Today Billie got a white head heifer from Anse Buzzell and a Rhône from David. Very pretty and they are clever. Betty called today.

 

 

 

Sunday, October 1, 1989

 

A beautiful day. I didn’t do much. Walt up for coffee. Jason came, got odds and end jobs done. Got the fence down and put away. Then Billie mowed the fields all over, they look so much better. Betty, Walt and Zack went to the fair with Ed and wife (Johnson).

 

 

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