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!

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

March 23 - 25, 1993

 

Tuesday, March 23, 1993 BETTY SMITH HOME

 

 

A beautiful sunny day, very warm. It helped on the snow. It has a long way to go, the banks are so high. I done up regular work and washed, also I ironed. David came for coffee, he set up the ironing board. Betty came and cleaned up the house. She had a good beef stew supper, it was very good. Brogan down to Betty’s, she and Brogan worked upstairs in the barn cleaning out. She got a lot of things of Zacks to play with. Brogan loves it. Today Betty return home from the hospital. She has been very sick, heart, pneumonia and all.

 

 

 

Wednesday, March 24, 1993 SNOW

 

Up this morning to be greeted by a big snowstorm. Everything is all white. It is so disgusting. I done up my regular work. Carmen called, she has a bad back this morning. She will have to go to the doctors. This p.m. she done my grocery shopping. She and Betty both to the doctor for their backs. Carmen is real bad. She went to work but had to come back home because of the reaction from the medication. Betty called here this p.m. Dorothea here and got the supper. A good one. Betty Smith is doing okay so far.

 

 

 

Thursday, March 25, 1993

 

Cloudy when we got up this morning. I got a chicken ready to bake for supper. Kim came and got it. After a cloudy forenoon it became clear and sunny. The old snow settled a lot and changed. A very nice day, up in the 50s. It helps to take the snow. Betty, Carmen and Cameron came. Cameron is a good thing to have around. He is so cute. Carmen feels better. Kim came and got a very good supper. Tom came late. She did up all the work after supper. Betty Smith is better. Tom plowed.

 

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