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!

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

July 30 - August 2, 1993

 

Friday, July 30, 1993

 

Today we got blueberries. Froze some, kept some for pies and biscuits. Carmen came and did the cleaning also Dorothea came. The house looks very good. Billie mowed the lawns. The grass has grown in good. Jeff dropped in today to say goodbye. No showers tonight here, they were bad in New Hampshire.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 31, 1993

 

A quite nice day, it was a dite on the hot side at times. Carmen and David here this morning. Esther made a loaf of nut bread and a good blueberry pie. We were out on the porch all day. Betty dropped in a few minutes to show us her new clothes she bought today. Susan and Brogan called a little while this evening. Today Paul Field came and mowed the pasture. Also at Betty’s. Carmen and Kim made root beer today. Brogan here tonight.

 

 

 

Sunday, August 1, 1993

 

A very nice sunny day. A long day. Betty called in p.m. David and Walt here for coffee this morning. We were out on the porch most of the day with the air-conditioning going. Carmen up in evening, also later Patty, Ray and Betty called. Esther had a good supper. Brogan here tonight.

 

 

Monday, August 2, 1993

 

It was cloudy and foggy all morning then in PM it became sunny, hot and humid. Watched programs. Betty, Walt and guests all gone for the day to celebrate  their anniversary. Esther been very busy all day. Watched all TV stories today. Carmen came this morning and the kids. She did all the cleaning, changed the beds. Also she and Carmen went to the town. We had thunder showers and rain and wind at supper time.

 



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