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, May 1, 2025

March 2 - 5, 1993

 

Tuesday, March 2, 1993

 

Another quite nice day. It was warmer too. I done up regular work and washed the bedding. I got a list ready for the sale at Laverdiere’s  drugstore. Betty, Carmen and Brogan over to Norway but the sale want on today. But Betty got my remote control. Carmen quite tired. Arnold took care of the baby so she could rest. Betty cleaned up the house and got the supper. Very good. Tom called in p.m. also David down. Dorothea is sick with a cold today. She went to Judy’s funeral. Betty came and cleaned. It looks very nice after they got it done.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 3, 1993

 

A nice sunny day. I done up my regular work. Carmen, Cameron came. He is such a smart and cute child. Brogan was too. Carmen down to Betty’s, a lady came to do the horses. She came back and got ready to go to town. She did the shopping, banking, and to the sale at Laverdiere’s for me. Then she came and got the supper. A good one. Betty had the kids for a while this p.m. also. David sick today also Betty Smith and Jeff. Dorothea is better today.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 4, 1993

 

A nice sunny morning. It has been quite nice all day. I haven’t done much except to read the papers. I called Betty Smith, she is quite sick today, sore throat, aches all over, legs and all. Carmen called, she went to town again this morning. Done some errands for us. Watched our soaps this p.m. Kim came and got the supper. It was a good one too. She has this cold and sore throat, same as the rest have had.

 

 

 

Friday, March 5, 1993 snow

 

Another one of those storms. Tom came in plowed tonight. I didn’t do much. I got the papers read. Watched TV soaps in p.m. Dorothea came and got the supper. It was a good one. Kim sick now, David went to work. He still don’t feel very good. Tom plowed

 

 

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