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!

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

January 1 - 4, 1993

 

Friday, January 1, 1993 A HAPPY NEW YEAR

 

Another one of those cloudy rainy miserable days. It is all icy outside and bad for driving or walking. Checks came today. Carmen came and took them down to be cashed. I began to work on the puzzle today. Brogan stayed here last night. Betty had company. Dorothea came and got a good supper. I did a dite of washing today.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 2, 1993

 

At last a nice and sunny day. It was cold and windy and icy. David came for coffee. Also Dorothea came and cleaned up the house. It looks very nice. I got the papers read. Worked on the desk some. Susan called. We did a washing today. I wrote my letters tonight to Esther and Zak.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 3 1993

 

Sunny until about 2 PM then it got cloudy. It was cold all day. I done up the regular work. I then worked at the desk making out the bills etc. I wrote to Esther and Zak last night. I finally got some work done on the puzzle. Some, not very much. Dorothea came and got the supper tonight. Walt came up for coffee later this forenoon. Carmen and children called this morning. Betty had the children last night. Very cold tonight. Betty quite sick with flu.

 

 

 

Monday, January 4, 1993

 

A nice sunny day. I did regular work. I washed. Also did a few other jobs and worked on puzzle in p.m. and watched shows. I got the supper.

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