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!

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

March 3 - 6, 1990

 

Saturday, March 3, 1990

 

Nice and sunny today. I made a apple pie for David when he came down. Also made tarts and a glass of jelly. Zak came and got the car, he is at training camp in Norway today. I made a apple pie for David.

 

 

 

Sunday, March 4, 1990

 

A partly clear day, some snow flurries this forenoon. I done up regular work and wrote in the summary for end of last year’s diary. Zak to the National Guard. Walt sick and didn’t come for coffee. No one here today.

 

 

 

Monday, March 5, 1990

 

Very nice sunny day, on the cool side. I done my washing. Carmen came and got the store list. She went down town. Kim came up and called. She had her new snaps. Carmen came up and got supper. A very good one. She and Brogan here. Ham and greens. It was such a nice summer day, on the cool side. I’m worried about what Zak’s outcome will be. He is all done on the new job. I washed my hair.

 

 

 

Tuesday, March 6, 1990

 

I didn’t do much. I shampooed my hair. Tonight Betty, Walt, Carmen and Brogan here for supper. We had fowl I cooked, very good. Carmen in Portland all day to the library. Carmen and Betty done some grocery shopping over to Norway today, gone all afternoon.

 

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