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!

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

April 21 - 24, 1962



Saturday, April 21, 1962 Lassie very Sick

A very nice day. I baked beans, made bread, a cornflake pudding. Bill finished painting kitchen ceiling. Kennard called. Also Carlton, he has come up to get Dolores. Milan’s folks over to Fryeburg. In evening Fern up here. Milan’s folks off again after supper. Lassie very sick. She stayed down across the road in the woods.



Sunday, April 22, 1962 Easter

Partly cloudy but very warm. I got the work done up. Frosted a cake, got my salad made, got dinner. Milan and family and David Nevers here for dinner. Bill down to Gordon’s all day again. Billie finished raking. Lassie better. Kennie and Dot came up.



Monday, April 23, 1962

Sunny warm. I went to Portland with Lorraine and Dot. Dot went to the hospital for observation. Lassie somewhat better.



Tuesday, April 24, 1962

Very windy. But sunny. I churned. Cooked. Kennard called. I cleaned cupboards and draws. Got letter from (?) I washed. I done my ironing in living room after supper. Bill down to Gordon’s in evening. Lassie seems a bit better. Cold. It was so cold hanging out my clothes.


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