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 17, 2025

June 11 - 14, 1992

 

Thursday, June 11, 1992

 

A nice sunny day, on the cool windy. I read some papers. Carmen came this morning. She got a good supper tonight. She is in misery, so big. Betty came up after supper and brought up a homemade stool for me to use on the back porch. I like it, but Billie don’t. Jason here today to work or check on the work.

 

 

 

Friday, June 12, 1992

 

Heats coming back today. It was kind of uncomfortable today. Dorothea came and got the supper, a good one. Carmen called this p.m. She and Arnold had been to the school to see about a work program for Nick for the summer. I hope he will like it very much. Zac and Betty to Norway this p.m., So Brogan here this p.m.

 

 

 

Saturday, June 13, 1992

 

Another hot day. I done up breakfast dishes etc. Dorothea came early also David came for coffee. Dorothea cleaned up the whole house, washed floors. It looks so nice. Betty, Carmen and Kim busy up to the yard sale getting ready. Dorothea was there early getting set up. Then she came up here to clean, then back down there. They all did quite well on the sale. Tom’s mother was there, she too sold things.

 

 

 

Sunday, June 14, 1992

 

Clear nice and sunny. I done up regular work. Walt up for coffee. Zack also up for coffee. Betty is working all day. We sat out on the porch. Carmen and Brogan called. They, Carmen, Arnold and Nick worked on the garden. Also did the poultry during the day. I wrote to Esther. Phyllis Smith isn’t very good.

 

 



 

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