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!

Thursday, February 6, 2025

May 4 - 7, 1992

 

Monday, May 4, 1992

 

Up this morning, got ready to go shopping over to Oxford with Dorothea and Betty Smith. I did quite a bit for the housecleaning. Enjoyed going very much. I got most of the supper tonight. Betty busy at the new office of hers. Zack fencing today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, May 5, 1992

 

A fair day. I got up early, got my work done, got ready to go shopping with Betty and Carmen at Windham. I got a few more things I needed. Came home, Betty went to Norway and got some plants for her office building. Also she did a lot of other shopping for her new office. We went early, got home early. Had a good day, enjoyed it a lot. Zac finished the fencing. Today Brogan got signed up for school. Carmen signed Brogan for regular school. She was some pleased about that.

 

 

 

Wednesday, May 6, 1992

 

 

 

A beautiful sunny morning. I’m home today, done the washing. Brogan to school. Bro and Carmen called in p.m. Carmen got the supper. Well tonight they had their first customer at the new business office up here. It was Kim. This p.m. Carmen took me up to see the new place of business. It is all done and beautiful. I hope they will have more and more customers and the best of luck to them. David had a calf born tonight.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 7, 1992

 

I washed the bedroom curtains. Zak was here and helped to fold them. Bro and Carmen came. Carmen to town and got a few things in p.m. Zac and I over to Lovell to get a certified (gift) for Carmen in the store over at Lovell. The place was closed. It was kind of on the warmish side. Carmen got a good supper. Zak was here. He has thought of going to California. I wish he could get ahead. Kim back for more work on her face, legs etc.

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