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!

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

January 21 - 24, 1991

 

Monday, January 21, 1991

 

It was cloudy in a.m. I got the work done up. Joyce Ballard called to see Billie. Zack came this morning. He had breakfast. He is going to the dentist. Carmen, Brogan and Betty here also. Betty to the dentist also. Zack worked on the puzzle. I finished it this p.m. Kim is sick with the flu. Carmen and Brogan sick today. I got most of the supper tonight. Billie’s feet are not good.

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 22, 1991

 

Nice and sunny this morning. Very cold, zero. I did my washing etc. Carmen, Brogan came, did the chores, took our letters to mail. She did the hens. Came got Billie’s and my lunch then came back later, got supper. We put the puzzle away. Brogan got the last one out. Kim better from the flu

 

 

 

Wednesday, January 23, 1991

 

Got the news this morning that Peter McKernan died last night after a very severe heart attack he had suffered a week ago. It is too bad, everyone feels sorry. He was such a smart young man. I worked on puzzle today, watch the war news as it came over the TV. Carmen came today.

 

 

 

Thursday, January 24, 1991

 

A nice sunny day, on the cold side. I didn’t do much of anything. I worked on the puzzle about all day. Got a good chunk done. Carmen came. She came, got the lunch, also the supper. Betty and Brogan called in the evening. Carmen called by her lawyer to come in and see him. Good news. Dennis has given up and not going to see Brogan for two years. Carmen is quite shook up.

 

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