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!

Friday, May 16, 2025

April 25 - 28, 1993

 

Sunday, April 25, 1993

 

A quite nice day. I done up the work, and got my letters written. No one here all day until supper time. Carmen came and washed the dishes. Arnold and Carmen found Nick quite contented and likes the place where he is. Dorothea and Betty S have called on the phone today.

 

 

 

Monday, April 26, 1993

 

Well it has been another rainy day. Carmen here this morning. She did the work. I washed, she took care of everything. Made beds, washed dishes, got a cake cooked for supper. Betty Carmen and Kids down to Windham and done some shopping. Then they had supper here, they brought home KFC. Very good

 

 

 

Tuesday, April 27, 1993

 

A very nice sunny day. I kept Cameron while Carmen went to the hospital for x-rays and shots etc. Betty came and the house (looks very nice), got the supper. I washed. Brogan and Cameron also called. We watched TV shows. Betty Smith’s sister-in-law died early this morning. Dorothea to New Hampshire with Barbara and Ruth tonight. David down for coffee. His sheep are doing okay.

 

 

 

Wednesday, April 28, 1993

 

A very nice sunny day. I got my work done. Carmen came, got the store list. I got my work done up and got ready to go down to Betty’s to help her do her dining room dish cupboards. Her crystal closet looks  so pretty. She has a lot of pretty things in it, very nice. Carmen over to her doctors at N. Bridgton for her back. I took care of Cameron. He is sick with teeth and a cold. Also he is so tired. Dorothea took Betty to the eye doctor, he got a lot off  eye lids.

 

 

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