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!

Friday, January 17, 2025

February 17 - 20, 1992 Betty and Joy's Birthdays

 

Monday, February 17, 1992 BETTY LOUISE HORTON 49 years

 

I did the washing. It was a nice sunny day. Betty busy meeting the workmen up to the shelter. Also gone to see about her cabinets for her office. She called. She had a nice birthday. She and Walt out for supper. Zak to town etc. Bro went with him.

 

 

 

Tuesday, February 18, 1992 Joy’s birthday

 

A sunny day. On the mild side. It clouded up in eve. It rained. Well I cooked a Perdue chicken for supper. Kim and Tom came for supper. Zak helped Kim. But after supper he had to go away so what a mess of dirty dishes. Poor Kim and Tom did them all. I felt like a fool for inviting them for supper and then them left with the burden. Also Brogan and Walt was here for supper. They all enjoy the nice supper Kim got. Betty and Carmen left early to go to school. Be home tomorrow night. Zak up to Carmen’s today, Bro up today. Oil came.

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 19, 1992

 

Cloudy. Zak to town for the shopping. A kind of cloudy day. Betty and Carmen home from school tonight.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 20, 1992

 

A quite nice day. I did a big washing. Zak cleaned up the whole house, changed the beds today. Betty to the dentist. Walter took her. Teeth look nice. Zak down to Betty’s in p.m. I got a letter from Esther. She is upset about Cliff. I wish Billie could go to see her.

 

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