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, July 2, 2024

February 27 - March 2, 1990

 

Tuesday, February 27, 1990

 

Cold this morning, 12 below. Carmen came and got the grocery list. Done the shopping. She is busy all the time. Kim dropped in a minute. Well Zack down to Betty and Walt’s with a.m. They talked. I hope and pray things come out good for him. Brogan down playing with Danica Martin and Leeanna.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 28, 1990

 

Clear and sunny this morning, on the cold side. Betty, Brogan, Kim and Carmen called during the day. Kim brought up her pictures, very good. Carmen out on a date. Zak sick this morning. He came up and had supper. He is in better spirits than he has been. A nice sunny day but on the cold side. Betty brought Billie’s birthday gift up for him. Dorothea and Betty Smith shopping down to Windham today. Dorothea working the past few days.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 1, 1990

 

Glad to see this day. It dawned sunny and bright according to olden times, in like a lamb, out like a lion. A very nice day. I didn’t do much today. Down to Betty’s for an hour to see some films. Zak came early this morning, left to go to work. He came home and he and Ann out riding and discussing things.

 

 

 

Friday, March 2, 1990 $442 Social Security, $10.60 on Medicare refund

 

A very nice sunny day, temps up in 50s. I did the washing and ironing. Carmen came and cleaned. Brogan was here. It looks very nice after she gets done. Checks came, Carmen took them down and banked them. Today is Mikael Baryshnikov’s birthday age 59. Dorothea called this evening. Verna called this p.m. Mark Anthony born February 17. Carmen took Billie to the eye Dr. in Portland. He has got to have the cataract off his eye.

 

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