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, March 3, 2025

July 31 - August 3, 1992

 

Friday, July 31, 1992

Well cloudy this a.m. And cool. Dorothea came to clean. Esther made some cookies. All morning it has been a miserable rainy day. Had to sit in the house all day. Haven’t seen any of them today.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 1, 1992

 

More clouds and a heavy rain shower this p.m. Well, got up early, done up the work. Dorothea and Betty Smith came, they had been to the hospital for physicals also they had been to a few garage sales. They wanted us to go to South Bridgton to the ancestral society house. We did, it was very interesting. All enjoyed it very much. Ate lunch at Denmark the Country Store Restaurant.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 2, 1992

 

Not much going on today. A nice day. Susan called on her way to work. She looks very nice when she goes to work. I had Cameron today while Horton and Smith done other jobs. Carmen picked about a bushel of shell beans. Es, Cliff and I fixed them for her.

 

 

 

Monday, August 3, 1992

 

Did a wash. I finished the dark beans. Betty came and got them and took them down and froze them. Esther, Cliff over to Susan the end around. They were all over to Susan’s for supper. Billie was there, he came, Jane and John will come tomorrow. Dorothea came and got the supper tonight.

 

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