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!

Sunday, May 11, 2025

April 7 - 10, 1993

 

Wednesday, April 7, 1993

 

Another very nice day. I done my regular chores. Read the papers. Watched the programs in p.m. The man came and cleaned the oil furnace. Carmen came up with Cameron and went to town and done the shopping. She got the supper tonight, very good one.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 8, 1993

 

Very mild 60° or more. A most beautiful day. Up early. Got ready to go with Dorothea and David up to (blank) to look at the llamas David is going to buy to use with his sheep. It was a beautiful day, very warm. Billie also enjoyed the ride very much. David liked the place and all the llamas they have. We ate at McDonald’s on the way home. Kim came here and got the supper. Tom was here for supper also. It was very good. She had her hair cut, it looks so nice. I hope she will keep it like this always.

 

 

 

Friday, April 9, 1993

 

A quite nice day, I got up, and got my work done up. Got ready to go with Betty and Carmen. We got up and got started at about 9:30 for shopping in New Hampshire. Got some things for the kids for Easter. We got home early at about 1 PM. Betty went right to Norway to do some shopping. Carmen had to go to the doctor for her back. Then she had to go to work for the short shift. Walt had the kids. Betty was there with them for a while. Betty Smith to the doctor today. He told her to remove the patches from her chest. It was causing her to be so sick.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 10, 1993

 

Well it has been a very very rainy day. It is helping to take care of the snow. The faster it goes the better. Well David came for coffee. Then Dorothea came and down the cleaning. Then she went home for a little while. Susan came and cut Billie’s hair, also trimmed mine. Then Carmen and the kids came. Dorothea came back and got the supper. She had Welsh rabbit, it was very good. It rained hard in p.m.

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