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!

Sunday, November 24, 2024

August 3 - 6, 1991

 

Saturday, August 3, 1991

 

A nice sunny day, not so hot as yesterday. I done the regular work. Made out the bills. Got them ready to go Monday. David here for coffee. Lorraine called and talked on the phone. I put a rinse on my hair.

 


 

 

Sunday, August 4, 1991

 

RAIN. At last we got some much-needed rain. I wrote to Esther and Betty Milne. Carmen and Arnold got home at about 3:30 PM. They had a nice trip, a good time. Billie don’t feel very good today. Walt not too good.

 

 

 

Monday, August 5, 1991

 

It was mostly cloudy, some sunshine. I did the washing. Carmen came, took care of the clothes. I got a roast pork supper to going. I’ve been checking over some papers, wrote letters and got them ready to go. Carmen tired from her trip. She went to work tonight at 11 PM. They went shopping, got a gift for Brogan, three little rabbits.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 6, 1991

 

A very nice sunny day. Comfortable temps. David came for coffee. Jason came and done some more painting. I did the ironing, regular work, other odd jobs. Carmen came and Brogan. Also Betty called. They did the horses. I made a chocolate cake today also. Betty and Norma had a spaghetti supper for the family down there. They enjoyed that very much. But to Billie they brought him some spaghetti which he liked very much. For me they brought a most delicious banana split.




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