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 29, 2024

May 6 - 8, 1991 Nanny Errors

 

Monday, May 6, 1991

 

Cloudy all forenoon. In p.m. it rained and rained very hard in p.m. and evening. I done my washing this morning. Carmen called. She and Betty got the supper. We had baked ham, spinach greens and also Carmen made some cookies. Well Dorothea and Betty M went down to Jack and Sylvia’s. They had a very enjoyable afternoon looking at old pictures and records for the genealogy.

 


A cloudy rainy day. I did the washing, watched shows. Betty and Carmen got the supper. All was here for supper. Dorothea and Betty M went down and call that Jack and Sylvia’s. They had a nice visit. Got some pictures of the Crooks. They were very pleased with them.

 

Tuesday, May 7, 1991

 

Well at last the clouds and fog have gone and it is clearing away. David came for coffee. I did my ironing this morning.

 

I got the work and did my ironing. Betty called and wanted to know if I wanted to go to Norway with she and Betty. I did, they got a few things then we went to see if we can find a birdhouse. Well finally up on the North Norway Road she found a very nice all painted and ready to put up. She bought it. Dorothea called in p.m. A cloudy day.

 

Wednesday, May 8, 1991 CHICKS CAME

 

A cloudy day, some sunshine. Walt went to the post office at 6 AM and got the chickens. Also Betty got her new birdhouse put up. We all were there. Betty M, Carmen, Dorothea, Brogan and me. We watched the house rising and to see the new chickens. Also Dorothea, Betty, Carmen helped Arnold to get the new birdhouse ready and erected. I stayed down there until 11 AM. Carmen, Kim and Betty M all went to Portland today. Kim to have a fitting of her wedding gown. I got the supper tonight.

 




 

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