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, December 29, 2024

December 12 - 15, 1991

 

Thursday, December 12, 1991

 

Dorothea, Zack and Betty S and I went to Norway. I done shopping. We enjoyed the day. Betty to the dentist, had surgery done on her teeth. Walt took her. Her face is swollen, pain coming back.

 

 

 

Friday, December 13, 1991

 

A cloudy foggy day. I did the ironing and washed out some pants for Zack. Zack did the cleaning today. Early this morning he took Billie to the hospital for blood tests. Carmen called today, Dorothea called tonight. Today I got an inheritance from Fern’s estate. Also Esther got hers and Fern’s will was read and bequests made to all. Friday the 13th was a lucky day for most of the family.

 

 

 

Saturday, December 14, 1991

 

Carmen and Kim got the tree decorated. Zac got it down back in the woods. It is a beautiful shape. The girls did a very good job on it. Zac gone to a party in Portland. Dorothea came today also Carmen stopped in, brought up soup.

 

 

 

Sunday, December 15, 1991

 

A rainy day. I didn’t do much except Christmas cards. Got most of them done. Walt up for coffee. Carmen and Bro came for a little while. A lovely day. Zac watched ballgames. I got the B news read.

 

 

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