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, September 4, 2024

October 18 - 20, 1990

 

Thursday, October 18, 1990 new glasses

 

A nice day. Quite mild. I got my new glasses today. It is so good to have them. Carmen came today. She did the work and down and helped Betty. Billie been busy outside. Well the hens laid one egg today. Carmen took me down to get my glasses.

 

 

 

Friday, October 19, 1990 1 egg

 

A mixed day of weather. Cloudy, foggy, rain showers, sunshine and black heavy clouds, windy and cold winds toward the late p.m. It got quite cold. Carmen came and cleaned the house. Brogan down to Grammys most of the day. Charlene here today. I made a chocolate pudding and we made a fish chowder for supper. Carmen and Brogan and Kim home this p.m. first time in a long time. Kay called tonight to witness a paper I had to sign in regards to the sale of the car. Cold tonight.Dot Smith operated on today, quite sick.

 


 

 

Saturday, October 20, 1990 beef went

 

Today the two beef went. They had quite a time getting them loaded, especially the smallest one. David, Wade and Billie. Carmen called. Also Lori called with her two babies. Very cute and smart. Dennis came and got Brogan for the weekend. I didn’t do much today except regular work. Betty and Walt over to Lewiston shopping etc. Betty came and helped to get the supper. Billie and David went up to Wade’s and Waterford get the beef heart, liver and tongue. They called from the hospital. Dot had a bad day. She had a shock and a heart attack. Lorraine and Rayburn was with her.

 

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