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, August 23, 2025

April 29 - May 2, 1994

 

Friday, April 29, 1994

 

A cloudy day. Carmen came, did her work. Also nurse Scribner came to do Billie. Carmen cleaned the house today, did the washing. Carmen took Bro out for supper and overnight to a friend at the Hazen House. Dorothea brought a chicken fricassee tonight, very good. Carmen took me to the doctor. I’m checked over and quite good he said. I got to take some more pills. Cameron stayed here with Billie and Dorothea.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 30, 1994

 

A very nice day, a dite cloudy in the a.m., but it cleared away and it became quite hot. The grass has grown a lot today. David came for coffee. Carmen came from NCMH and done her work. I done a dite of  odd jobs. I got Esther’s letter written this morning. Papers read etc. Carmen came, did rest of the work, got the lunches. Also Jason did a lot today. Betty came in the p.m., brought up some hot gingerbread and whipped cream. Very good. Carmen got supper tonight, good. I got papers looked over and cut out my clippings.

 

 

 

Sunday, May 1, 1994

 

Well from a nice day yesterday all day to a miserable cloudy day all day. I wish we could get some nice sunny days. Dorothea came today or this morning. She worked all day , got the lunches, etc. Betty came in PM and got the supper. It was good. Carmen slept some today. Betty had Cam and Brogan except Bro went up to Leeanna’s for a visit so Carmen could sleep. Arnold gone to see Nick. Early this morning on  the scanner they was taking Dot from Health Care Center to the NCM Hospital , a stroke patient.

 

 

Monday, May 2, 1994

 

Another nice day. Carmen came and the nurse. Watched soaps in PM. Carmen came and got the supper. I forgot to write this day. Watched soaps in PM. Maybe I went to the hospital for a check up. AII I got to do is take some more pills.

 

 

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