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, June 13, 2025

August 11 - 14, 1993

 

Wednesday, August 11, 1993

 

A quite nice day. Esther did a wash and other jobs. She went to her class reunion this p.m. We watched TV shows in p.m. Carmen went to the town to do the shopping. Carmen got the supper tonight. Brogan here all night.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 12, 1993

 

It has been cloudy all day. I didn’t do anything as usual. I did clean a burner on the stove and scoured a couple basins. Carmen came and done Billie this morning. David came, done the chores and called to talk. Tonight Randy Smart called, tonight first time he called for about four or five years. Today the water from the spring stopped, we had Rodney Williams come to fix it.

 

 

 

Friday, August 13, 1993

 

Well this morning it was cloudy. It cleared away and became much warmer during the day. Carmen came early and did the work cleaning etc. She went to town in forenoon. Esther went to town with Susan today. Also she went to see Verna up to their place also Kathy, husband and children were there. Brogan there to see Mark Anthony and Natasha. Today Carmen went to Norway while Arnold was operated on. Betty to her doctor today. I had kids a little while. Betty mowed Betty’s lawns today.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 14, 1993

 

A quite nice day. It was clear, not too hot, until p.m. We used the air conditioner all p.m. We are very glad of that. It is so nice to have it. No one here all day. It was such a long day. Betty, Dorothea, Charlene, Joy and Carmen all went up to the antique auction in Union. Too expensive. They were tired when they got home. Carmen’s children were at Joan’s. Betty called a minute tonight. Zak up today and called a minute. We got heavy rain showers this p.m.

 

 

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