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, December 10, 2024

October 3 - 6, 1991 Betty Smith's Party

 

Thursday, October 3, 1991 $473

 

A mostly cloudy day. I worked at the desk. Carmen gone to work all day. Then she came at about four. Got the checks and took them down to cash. Then came back, got the supper. They got the rest of the chickens in tonight. Dorothea stopped in for our little. Betty called the p.m. She likes her school very much. I’m very glad. She is looking forward to a new adventure.

 

 

 

Friday, October 4, 1991

 

It is a beautiful day with all the red leaves and yellow ones. A beautiful day. I did the washing. Carmen gone to Raymond with the Humpty Dumpty school. Brogan’s grade to visit apple orchards. Carmen came and did the weekly housework. Also got the supper. Betty called today. A very nice day for the fair.

 

 

 

Saturday, October 5, 1991

 

Cloudy this morning. A cloudy day all day. I read all the papers. David here for coffee. Walt down to see Zack. Carmen called in p.m. She got the supper tonight. Betty and Dorothea did some shopping for me at Laverdiere’s drugstore.

 

 

 

Sunday, October 6, 1991

 

A rainy day. I didn’t do much, I washed. Made a cake for Betty Smith’s party. I took a bath and got ready to go.  Billie, Dorothea was Betty H, Carmen, Brogan, Kim and me. It was nice and Betty was very pleased. Walt up for coffee.

 







 

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