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!

Sunday, August 25, 2024

September 15 - 18, 1990 Zak's 21st Birthday

 

 Saturday, September 15, 1990 Zack's 21st birthday

 

Raining when we got up. Rain and thunder showers. David came this morning for coffee and donuts. I done up regular work. I read rest of the papers. Carmen, Kim and Charlene gone antiquing today for Christmas gifts. Billie didn't do anything today. At about 2:00 p.m. A very heavy rain shower then it cleared off and the sun came up. Betty, Walt and Brogan went to Lewiston to get Betty's rings fixed. Today is Zach, Walter A Horton IV’s birthday. He is celebrating it in Washington DC all alone. First time in his 21 years. Have thought of him all day. We all remembered him with gifts. He has improved very much so far.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 16, 1990

 

It has turned quite cold. It was a quite nice day. Some clouds, a dite of wind. Jason came, he went to the shed for Billie and cleaned it out, trimmed the grass. Painted the chairs. Carmen here. She had been down to Betty's. They cleaned up most of their garden. They took the fence down, moved the chicks back up near the house then carmen came. She got lunch, washed up the dishes. Then she picked all her tomatoes and squashes. Betty and Walt gone down to Kezar Falls. Billie mowed lawns. Brogan worked hard helping her mother. Carmen got a good supper. We went to a yard sale at Genesio's up in Sweden.

 

 

 

Monday, September 17, 1990

 

A lot of sunshine. It was on the cool windy side. I washed. David called this morning for a while. Carmen, Bro came, she and Bro up to the shelter. Carmen helped to get the house ready to rent. Cleaning it up etc. The Electrolux man came and brought bags for Carmen, Betty and myself. Carmen came and got the good supper as usual. Jason worked at Betty's today. Sent some orders today for Christmas today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 18, 1990

 

 

A partly cloudy day. I made a squash pie. I done a lot of odd and end jobs. My legs in pretty good shape today. Carmen came, she canned three batches of tomatoes. She and Betty went to see a pony today. Also we did a lot of things. It has been very cold and cold all day. Billie done a lot of odd and end jobs outside. Betty called today. Dorothea over to her doctor in Lewiston and hospital.

 

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