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, April 28, 2025

February 19 - 22, 1993

 

Friday, February 19, 1993

 

Well it has been a quite nice day. I done regular work. I had Cameron and Brogan for a short while this p.m. Dorothea came tonight and got the supper, very good. I got some papers read. Got a card today of the announcement of Ashley Verna Smith. Jeff and Ellen Smith’s daughter. Tom and his stepdaughter called this p.m.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 20, 1993

 

A fair day. Nice and sunny in p.m. David came for coffee. Dorothea came and cleaned. Dorothea and I over to Norway. I done a dite of washing. It is still quite cold. Carmen had to work tonight, Joan Gardiner babysat for her. I hope she will be able to when she needs her. Betty is unable to, she isn’t feeling up to it these days. Tom and Mindy here.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 21, 1993

 

Standard today, on the cool side. In forenoon and part of p.m. it was nice and sunny. Then it got cloudy. Walt up for coffee. Also Betty made a long call, write up the magazines. I wrote to ask and to Zak. I miss him, he is so far away. Carmen brought Cameron up while she and Brogan took Charlene’s dogs out for a walk. Tom plowed.

 

 

 

Monday, February 22, 1993

 

Well a miserable day. It makes you crazy, cold and snow every day. I got a roast pork supper started. Betty came and got turnips ready and got the supper. Baked bread etc. I did a washing.

 

 

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