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!

Saturday, July 26, 2025

January 15 - 17, 1994

 

 Saturday,  January 15, 1994

 

A nice sunny day. I got my work done up in good season. David came for coffee. Carmen came, did her work. David down for coffee. Carmen had to go to town. Dorothea to work today. It has been a nice clear sunny day but the wind was cold and the temp  didn’t get very high. Betty came, got supper. She was having trouble with her teeth. She got to go to the dentist again. She went the night which was last night, he gave her Novocain

 

 

 

Sunday, January 16, 1994

 

Well this has been a mixed day. Some sun. Carmen had them up to her house for brunch. There was some sunshine. I got rest of my magazines read.  Betty brought up Free Willy. It was good. In late p.m. Dorothea came to get the supper. Also Susan came. She is quite concerned about her mother. It makes me worry about her. I hope she will be okay. Dorothea had a good mac & cheese she made.

 



 

 

Monday, January 17, 1994

 

Bad day in California. Earthquakes all day. Many people lost their homes and many killed. It began very early in the morning. We watched it on TV all day. The general hospital set was destroyed. No shows today. It has been a very miserable day, snow, cloudy, cold. I worked on the puzzle Brogan and Carmen set up today. I didn’t get very much done. Betty not feeling well and couldn’t come to get the supper. I am much worried about Betty. She has been poorly so long. Carmen came and got the supper. A good old beef soup  she brought from her home.

 

 

 

 

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