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!

Saturday, November 16, 2024

July 4 - 7, 1991

 

Thursday, July 4, 1991

 

Nice and sunny day for the fourth. I made out bills today. Carmen, Bro and I all went to the parade, it was a very good one. Then we went up to Waterford to see that big farm Carmen likes, Brogan didn’t. Came home or up to Dorothea’s so Carm could see the barn sale goods. Came home. I am lame today, very at times. I worked on the bills etc. Carmen came, got the supper. Miss Esther being around. Betty and Walt to camp alone today.

 

 

 

Friday, July 5, 1991

 

The cloudy cool day. I did a washing. Got my bills off. Carmen took them, she got Billie’s medicines. I read some of the or rest of the papers today. Carmen came and cleaned up the house. Well today I saw more pictures and Kim’s she got from the photographers. Mr. Al Glover took them on the wedding day. Also Charlene and Betty called and brought pictures, they too were very good. Zac staying over to South Paris for a few days or week.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 6, 1991

 

A cloudy cool dreary day. David down for coffee. I didn’t do much except read. I got all the papers read and caught up. Dorothea and Betty here in p.m. Dorothea and Barbara had very good luck with their yard sale. Carmen came, she and Brogan. Carmen weeded in the garden. We had some very nice Swiss chard greens for supper. Betty was here and got the supper and washed the dishes. Kim came up and brought up some very nice pictures of the wedding and delicious (?) Tom’s mom made for me. Dorothea brought me a couple boxes of strawberries. Carmen worked till 11 PM. Billie up to Kim today to see their wedding gifts.

 

 

 

Sunday, July 7, 1991

 

Walt up for coffee. Dorothea came, worked on Billie’s papers. Tom called, brought me a Hershey candy bar. Betty, Bro and Carmen called in on way to Dorothea’s.

 

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