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!

Monday, September 9, 2024

November 5 - 8, 1990

 

Monday, November 5, 1990

 

A quite nice day. I did the washing. Carmen and Brogan came. She cleaned the bathroom, got a good supper. I got a chance to watch programs.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 6, 1990 ELECTION DAY

 

A rainy day, cloudy. Carmen came and took Billie to get his glasses. She went down to her mother’s. Then she came back and washed my windows on the inside. It rained very hard most of the day. Billie mowed leaves again today. Betty gone to see the foot doctor over to Fryeburg, Dr. Goldenhar, same one Billie goes to. I hope she will be okay, nothing serious, her feet.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 7, 1990

 

A quite nice day after the clouds cleared away. Carmen dropped in a little while. Then she went away for the day. I got the chicken ready for the oven. Carmen called and said Kim was coming for supper and do the work.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 8, 1990

 

Cold and windy. It is a nice sunny day but cold and windy. I did regular work. McHatton came and gave me any estimate on getting the rugs cleaned. Carmen to town and done shopping.

 

 

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