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!

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

April 30 - May 3, 1992 Kentucky Derby

 

Thursday, April 30, 1992

 

Sunny this morning. I done regular work. Zac up for coffee. I did a wash. Also done some other odd jobs.

 

 

 

Friday, May 1, 1992

 

A very nice sunny day. It was 60° temp. I made out the bills today. Carmen called. She took Brogan into the doctor. She is having bowel trouble. Zak up for coffee. He done some more fencing. Carmen took Bro to school. She had her pictures taken at school. Her whole class. Dorothea came and got the supper. A good one. Carmen and Kim working some.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 2, 1992

 

A cloudy and some rain showers. Dorothea and David here. Carmen and Brogan too. David and Zac here for coffee. I worked on the papers etc. Dorothea did all the cleaning today. Got the meals. Tonight Kim and Carmen had a Kentucky Derby dinner at their house and company. Kim won the purse. Brogan up here this p.m. I’m concerned about Brogan, she is changing.

 






 

 

Sunday, May 3, 1992

 

Walt up for coffee this morning. I wrote to Esther. I did some figuring. Betty been busy all day getting her place of business ready. Carmen called for a little while and Brogan.

 

 

 

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