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 12, 2025

November 30 - December 3, 1993

 

Tuesday, November 30, 1993 Dr. Gordon for my eyes

 

A beautiful day. Betty took me over to get my eyes tested for new glasses. Carmen couldn’t leave at the time. I got the papers read. Betty and Zak came and got the supper. Had a good one. Betty brought up the Christmas tree lights she made years ago. Brogan home today because she was sick.

 

 

 

Wednesday, December 1, 1993

 

Another one of those nice sunny cold clear days. I didn’t do much today. Carmen came. She did her chores. In p.m. she took Billie to North Bridgton to the doctor. Therapy. Carmen made a minced meat pie. Betty and Zak to Windham today.

 

 

 

Thursday, December 2, 1993

 

A nice day. Carmen came and did the work, weekly cleaning and her nursing duties. I read papers, done a dite of kitchen things. Watched TV soaps.

 

 

 

Friday, December 3, 1993

 

It was cloudy and rainy when we got up then it got sunny. Carmen came, did her work then to town and cashed the checks. She is going to Windham to shop in p.m. I worked on my Christmas list etc.

 

 

 

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