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 19, 2025

September 26 - 29, 1992 Esther Leaves

 

Saturday, September 26, 1992

 

Well it was a partly cloudy day, a dite of sun for little while. Then it got cloudy and it began to rain in late p.m. It was the tail end of hurricane Daniel. It was heavy on New Jersey coast. Esther made a German chocolate cake for tomorrow. Carmen, Arnold and Brogan cleaned up their garden. Betty and Walt cleaned up something in their barn today. Also Arnold helped to level of the building. Brud, Verna, Eva and Betty Smith called today. We helped to get a soup to going for Carmen supper.

 


 

 

Sunday, September 27, 1992

 

Cloudy and showery when we got up. It broke away and the sun shone through for a little while. Got up early this morning, got the morning work done. Esther frosted her cake, got things ready for the company. She changed then I changed my dress then just waited. Walt up for coffee. Jason came. Billie had some jobs done. Cleaned out the cows, drinking tub, raked and cleaned up the shed. Took off from screens and had him carry them downstairs.

 

 


 

 

 

Monday, September 28, 1992

 

Tonight I talked with Verna. Also Zak. He is doing okay. Carlton is beginning to get to feeling better since Phyllis’s death. It was such a blow to him to lose her. They will have prayers up to C Ranch then services at their home for friends, neighbors etc. Services later at the cemetery in Bridgton. We all feel so sorry for Carlton and his family. It was good talking to Zak.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 29, 1992

 

Esther left this morning for home back in Florida. We got up, got the breakfast over with. David came. They had coffee. Betty came also Walt to say goodbye to Esther. Later Carmen and Cameron came. They came and stayed for a long time. At 9:15 Susan came and picked her up. She left Portland at about 11:30. Betty cleaned and made Esther’s bed up, cleaned and vacuumed and dusted etc. Got roast pork supper to cooking.

 

 

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