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!

Thursday, October 10, 2024

February 24 - 27, 1991 War is Over

 

Sunday, February 24, 1991

 

On the cloudy side. I didn’t do much. Carmen and Bro called. Betty and later Dorothea. Then Zac called on his way back to Portland. He came from National Guard. Lorraine called also Betty and Dorothea done some meals and the dishes.

 

 

 

Monday, February 25, 1991

 

A kind of cloudy hazy early-morning. I done regular work. Carmen and Bro came. War news is doing quite well. Carmen came for a little while, she prepared the supper. Billie has a very sore feet.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 26, 1991

 

A very nice day, sunny, very warm. I wrote to Esther. I watched the TV news. All were driven out of Kuwait by the Allies and was taken over. Carmen came. She made plans for supper. She had to do a lot of errands and she and Arnold hauled hay. David down this morning for a visit and talk. Betty calls in p.m.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 27, 1991 WAR IS OVER

 

A nice day. Well, today the war is over. Tonight at nearly midnight President Bush will declare cease-fire. How happy it makes everybody. It was a quick war and the US loss of soldiers wasn’t too bad, but Kuwait was bad. Now if they can get their old leader out and do away with him. That would make everyone relieved. An awful lot of details to square out and clear away. It will take some time to get all settled.

 

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