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 16, 2024

September 8 - 11, 1989

 

Friday, September 8, 1989 a nice hot day

 

Carmen came and cleaned. Brogan too. Kim came and did a wash. Esther made two chocolate cakes and two loaves date nut bread. Betty called. She worked at camp cleaning up the bushes etc.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 9, 1989 HOT, Delores

 

After the fog burned off it got very hot and muggy. We got up and got the work done up very early, got ready to go to the services at the Forrest Hill Annex for Delores. There was a lot of people on both sides. Carlton and Wyvern were very pleased so many attended. Afterwards they all was invited back to their house for refreshments which was plentiful and very good. Verna’s sister and friends brought in some very good brownies and other things. We saw the pictures that were on display of Delores and her family. In late PM they came up to see the Cemetery.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 10, 1989

 

A very nice sunny day after the fog got burned off. We got ready to go to camp for a bite to eat. Carlton, Phyllis and Nona came to say goodbye. Brogan was cute up to camp. She played all day alone. It was very nice and warm, hot up there all day. David came and helped Billie fixed the shed roof. Also Jason worked all day. The Smith all left today.

 

 

 

 

Monday, September 11, 1989

 

Another nice day, not quite as hot. We done up the work. Washed. Betty and kids here for lunch. Esther made two pumpkin pies for supper. They worked up to the new house today. Carmen and Esther went to town shopping. Zack came for supper tonight.

 

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