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!

Thursday, April 24, 2025

February 4 - 7, 1993 Carmen's 30th Birthday

 

Thursday, February 4, 1993

 

This has been a very cold windy day. Very cold. I done up regular work then I got things ready for Carmen to take to the bank. Arnold worked at the hospital. Ilan died tonight at NCM Hospital. He only had been in the hospital for about two weeks. He had been poorly for a long while. He was a wonderful man, one of the best and good family man. A good neighbor.

 

 

 

Friday, February 5, 1993 CARMEN CHRISTI HORTON 30 YEARS OLD TODAY.

 

It was a nice sunny clear day when we got up. Arnold to work at the hospital 3-11 PM. I’m glad he has a job or part-time one for now. Well I looked at the boxes that Betty brought up, they are very interesting papers, letters, pictures. I still got some more to look at. Saw Cameron today, first time for several days. He is a charm.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 6, 1993

 

Very cold. I didn’t get up till late. I done my regular work. David came for coffee. Dorothea came and worked like a Trojan all day. Susan called in the p.m. She cut Billie’s hair, washed and shampoo mine. Also cut it and thinned it out. Also Carmen, Kim and the kids called, they had been looking for gifts for Betty’s birthday etc.

 

 

 

Sunday, February 7, 1993

 

Well it is nice and sunny this morning. I hope it will be like this all day. Walt up for coffee this morning. I wrote to Esther and Zak. It is a very cold day. This afternoon they had funeral services for Ilan Smart at the Advent Church. Betty, Walt and Dorothea went. It was very nice and the church was packed full. Relatives and friends. He was a very well-liked man. It has been such a long cold day. I read some papers.

 

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