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!

Thursday, December 5, 2024

September 13 - 16, 1991 Zack's 22nd Birthday

 

Friday, September 13, 1991 TAX BILL $1397.97

 

A very nice sunny day. Brogan gone to school. Carmen came to do the cleaning. I sent for Lewiston Sun Journal. I did a washing. Also all the ironing. Carmen got the supper. They went up to camp tonight. Dorothea called here for a little while before she went up. She did Billie’s toenails. Got the tax bill today, $1397.97. Carmen down to the doctor today for her knee.

 

 

 

Saturday, September 14, 1991

 

A quite nice day. Mostly sunny. It got quite warm in p.m. I finally got all the papers read. Bro and Carmen dropped in a minute. Carmen out for the evening. Had a supper at camp with Arnold’s and some of his friends. Betty mowed her lawns. Bro down there all p.m. and all night. Another lonely weekend.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 15, 1991 Zack 22 years

 

Well Zack is getting up in age. Walt up for coffee. Jason came and worked. Dorothea and Susan called today. I wrote to Es.

 

 

 

Monday, September 16, 1991 HOT

 

Another one of those awful hot days. I cooked a boiled dinner, too hot for that. It was cool when I started it. Carmen came and got some of the vegetables ready for supper onto the table and done the dishes. Betty called today. She is contemplating on a business she wants to do. I wish she could do it and be very successful. Carmen goes to work tonight at 11 to 7. Kim and Tom came up today, was very glad to see them.

 

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