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, March 5, 2025

August 7 - 9, 1992 Nanny's Birthday

 

Friday, August 7, 1992

 

A very nice day, on the hot muggy side. We done the work. Dorothea came and cleaned up the house. Esther was busy, then she got ready and went to the hospital with Billie to see the doctor. Didn’t see him. Then later Brud came and Esther rode down with him to see Cliff. Not much change. Dorothea went down and got her. Carmen, Betty and kids went to Norway this p.m. Brogan brought her turkeys for us to see this morning. Billie D and Jane were coming to supper but they didn’t so Betty and Walt came. Cliff the same. Brud here in p.m.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 8, 1992 ALTHEA GREEN SMITH CROOK 82 years

 

A cloudy day. Cliff about the same. It was quite a nice warm day. Cliff can move his foot and arm. Esther gone to the hospital. Cliff didn’t speak. Moves his feet. Carmen and children came for a minute. Betty over to get Zak. He was here for a minute. Susan was here. I washed my hair. Esther over to Susan’s for supper. Betty, Zak and Arnold got the building ready to move.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 9, 1992 RAIN RAIN

 

Well it was a very rainy day. Yet we had a very very nice birthday party. Moved the house. Billie fell. They cooked two turkeys, and green string beans, cukes, salad, home typed bread, stuffing etc. I had a very very beautiful birthday cake and most delicious brownies. Such a very nice meal. Esther and I didn’t have to do anything. Delicious it all was. Walt, Betty, David, Dorothea, Billie, Esther, Susan, Joy, Cindy, Betty Smith, Carmen, Kim, Zak, Tom, Arnold, Chris, Monica, Nick, BJ, Brogan, Cameron and me. They gifts were many and very nice. Money, telephone, candy, dress, powers, colognes, calendars, hair dryer, refrigerator boxes. Beautiful cards.

 

 


 







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