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!

Friday, November 29, 2024

August 22 - 25, 1991

 

Thursday, August 22, 1991

 

Well the fog cleared away this morning. It was sunny and then some cloudy came in and it was nice, mild and a very nice day. Billie and Jason picked the shell beans and I shelled them. Will have some for supper. I done up regular work. Carmen came and Betty dropped in also. Billie got his tractor outside for sale. He got a call on it. Up to Carmen’s after supper for Arnold’s 35th birthday. It was very nice. Joy, Betty and Walt were there. He got a nice lot of gifts.

 


 


 

Friday, August 23, 1991

 

It dawned nice and sunny this morning. David came early and took Billie to get his haircut. I done a washing. Not much going on. Carmen and Brogan came. Brogan a dite worked up I could see. Carm cleaned up the house, came and got the supper. Washed the floor after supper.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 24, 1991

 

A nice day, on the fallish side. I done up my regular work. David came and had coffee. I took a bath. I read the papers. Mixed up tuna fish for Billie’s lunch. I talked with Betty Smith on the phone. A lonesome day. Didn’t see Brogan or no one else. I hate the weekends.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 25, 1991

 

A long weekend. No one here except Betty came in p.m., got supper. Walt here for coffee. It was a quite nice day except on the coolish side. Carmen and Arnold and his family gone to the beach all day.

 

 

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