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!

Saturday, February 22, 2025

June 28 - July 1, 1992

 

Sunday, June 28, 1992

 

A quite nice day. A lot of showers went around us today, none here. Carmen and children called today. A bundle of joy. Zack called in for a while. Didn’t see Betty all day. Walt up for coffee. I wrote to Esther today. We sat on the porch today.

 

 

 

Monday, June 29, 1992

 

Well, it was another nice hay day. I did a washing. A few other things. Carmen, son and daughter came. Kim came and took Billie to his doctor for eyes and throat. Dorothea took Betty Smith to her doctor for her eye. She has got to go for a operation. Betty cleaned out her house today, came up here and got the supper. Good one as usual. Zack back to work again. This p.m. Betty brought me up another desk to use on the porch. Carmen and her two children came twice today. I love seeing them. Brogan and Cameron are the best. Tom and Kim up to camp for a few days and nights.

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 30, 1992

 

I did up the work. A nice sunny day, real mild. Carmen and children called at Betty’s and here again. I did an ironing this p.m. Jeff Smith and Ellen called, made us a nice long visit. Betty been very busy all day. They came up here and got the supper. Carmen and kids came in p.m.

 

 

 

Wednesday, July 1, 1992

 

Well Betty came and cleaned up. She and I went to Norway. I bought two chairs for the back porch. Reed chairs. Betty mowed her lawns, came up here and got the supper. Carmen came and left Cameron while they went down to get megabucks tickets. Arnold mowing, doing the trimming at Betty’s.

 

 

 

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