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, March 8, 2025

August 18 - 20, 1992 Betty Smith's Birthday

 

Tuesday, August 18, 1992 Betty Smith 73rd birthday

 

We had her up for a birthday gathering tonight. Dorothea, Betty, Kim, David, Walt, Tom and Billie and Brogan and me. She had nice gifts from everyone. Cake and ice cream. Betty is still lame with gout. She cleaned up the house, wrapped the gifts, got the boiled dinner to going. Arnold stayed home, took care of Cameron. Carmen had to work. David down for coffee. I did a washing.

 


 

 

Wednesday, August 19, 1992

 

Betty Smith and Dorothea to the doctors in Portland for her eyes. Doing very well. Esther busy today, made cookies. I cooked a corn beef dinner, cabbage etc. Very good. Betty and Walt up here. Esther to the hospital, Cliff is better today. Susan called and got Esther is morning. Monica came in late p.m. Sun out most of the day. It sure was good seeing that. Quite mild until late p.m. then it got colder.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 20, 1992

 

A much better day, quite a lot of sunshine. Shower in the p.m. Then got much cooler in evening, quite mild in the day. Betty Smith to Portland with Dorothea in late p.m. for her eye check up. She is doing quite well. Doctors said Cliff better today. Esther made cookies. I done my pots and pans. Nice and sunny when we got up. We done up the work. Arnold brought Cameron up till Carmen got home from work about 7 AM. The Sullivans called today. They enjoyed their visit.

 

 

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