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, October 16, 2024

March 19 - 22, 1991 Billie's 60th Birthday

 

Tuesday, March 19, 1991 FUEL OIL

 

Cloudy and showery, not too cold. Wind made it on the cool side. Oil came. $160.38. I sent or renewed for The Press Herald today. I didn’t do much or talk. Carmen came and got supper. I got the chicken in. A dreary day, clouds and rain. We didn’t get the snow.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 20, 1991

 

Well it was a good day with the sun. Mild but windy. I got work done, wrote birthday cards. A letter to Dot. A lot of bare ground this morning. Brogan been cleaning up in Betty’s heritage room today. Brogan loves getting up there. Betty and Bro came at noon, got the lunch. Also made a sandwich for Carmen’s lunch. At summertime Betty came, brought Billie a dish of spaghetti and meatballs. She cooked me sausage and I had waffles cooked with them, very good. I didn’t do much today. David called this p.m. and talked. No operation. He found out he is doing okay with therapy.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 21, 1991

 

A fair day. I done some odds and end jobs. Looked and read the paper. Also I looked a box of snapshots over that Betty brought up. Betty and Bro came and got the lunches. Carmen came and got the supper and washed the dishes.

 

 

 

Friday, March 22, 1991 Billie 60 years

 

Today is Billie’s birthday. Not very exciting. Done the regular work. I did a wash and done the ironing. Carmen, Betty and Brogan here today. Also Charlene called and then p.m. Susan came and brought a birthday card for Billie. Carmen worked tonight from 3 to 7. Arnold is taking care of Brogan. Betty came and got the supper and washed the dishes. A fair day. Pam Smart got a jail sentence for life for her wicked crime. Susan got a phone call from Billie. He is okay and is supposed to come home last of April.

 

 

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