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, October 27, 2024

April 30 - May 2, 1991 Betty Mary Milne Arrives From Scotland

 

Tuesday, April 30, 1991

 

Cloudy this morning. I done regular work, did Kassie’s bed. They did the cupboards on breezeway. Betty came up to get milk for Brogan. Carmen home from a bad working last night. David down this morning, he said Dorothea got her cleaning all done. Betty is going all over her house today. Then she and Dorothea will spruce mine tomorrow. Then Carmen will be doing her’s today. All will be ready for Betty M tomorrow night.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 1, 1991 Betty

 

A cloudy foggy day started, but finally the sun came out then late in p.m. it got cloudy and foggy again. Earlier this morning Betty and Dorothea came and they gave this house a general cleanup. It looks so nice. I got a few odds and end job done myself. Well Carmen came and she prepared a very nice lunch for tonight. About 3 PM after taking baths etc. we got on and to Portland to meet Betty M at the airport which her plane was late. First we went and met Zack at the place where he works on high street parking lot. It was a very nice site to my eyes. He looks so nice. I love that boy. I pray for him. We got home from the airport and we had that delicious lunch. Also called and saw Fern and David. And all talked and got acquainted. Walt, Tom, Betty Smith and Billie.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 2, 1991

 

Well it was foggy again this morning. It cleared away and it was a nice warm spring day. I done regular work. Betty H and Betty M came up and made a nice visit. Also Carmen and Bro were here. Betty brought gifts and one thing was a very pretty tablecloth that was given to Mr. and Mrs. Crook by their daughter Peg. She did all the fancy work in it. She gave it to me to be passed amongst this family. I’m very pleased with it. These kids can use it for their 50th wedding anniversaries. As they are grandma and gramp used. I didn’t do much today. Betty came, got the supper. Very good. Walt came, all ate together.

 

 

 

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