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!

Monday, February 3, 2025

April 22 - 25, 1992 Bro and Nick to Circus

 


Wednesday, April 22, 1992 Brogan to the circus

 

Today Carmen done the shopping here. Then she, Brogan and Nick left to go to Lewiston to the circus. I’m worried about Carmen. She pushes herself and gets overtired. Betty got the supper. Carmen didn’t get home from circus til later. Jason got a lot done. Betty brought us Fern’s obituary and picture. Very nice. I like it very much.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 23, 1992

 

Foggy when we got up this morning. I done up the regular work. Sun came out this morning. Carmen came, she got a very good tunafish casserole for supper. I was down to Betty’s today. We did her dishes in dining room.

 

 

 

Friday, April 24, 1992 RAIN RAIN

 

All day it has rained hard. Zak up this morning. Carmen called. Brogan sick last night and Carmen to tired and sick. No one here except Dorothea came this p.m. Got a delicious supper, meat hash, fried parsnips, Angel cake delight.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 25, 1992

 

Another rainy day. It stopped and sun came out at times. Not too warm. I got the papers all read today. Dorothea came and got the supper. I had pancake and sausages. Billie had French toast. Very good. Betty has company tonight, friend she met at the school. Brogan sick. I’m so worried about her. I hope she will get her bowels to work soon. David came for coffee. Dorothea came and cleaned the house, it looks very good.

 

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