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!

Sunday, January 29, 2017

May 7 - 10, 1962 A Surprise Call From London!



Monday, May 7, 1962

A nice sunny day. On the cool northwest windy side. It seemed good to see the sun. I washed. Cooked, cleaned up the upstairs, washed all the floors up there and Billie’s room. I ironed tonight. TONIGHT A PHONE call from Dorothea and Dennis. A Mother’s Day greeting. What could be better? They called from London, England.



Tuesday, May 8, 1962

Cloudy, fair weather and cold. Windy. I washed and varnished the kitchen chairs and table, the hood over the stove. I cleaned Billie’s bureau draws and the desk. Also china closet draw. I wrote to Betty and Dorothea, also got Esther’s letter off. It was good talking with Dorothea and Dennis last night. Billie had to work tonight.



Wednesday, May 9, 1962

Windy Windy Windy. An awful wind has blown so hard all day and still is. Forest fires in Otisfield, Harrison, Naples and Casco. The town crew had to help fight them. Billie worked again tonight. Today I cleaned both hallways, bathroom and living room. Washed 14 pairs curtains. I got the bathroom and little hallway painted. Got a Mother’s Day card from Betty and Mike.



Thursday, May 10, 1962

Forest fires broke out over in Harrison again today. Town crew had to go over again. Bill didn’t get home till late. I painted in the living room. Cleaned the furnishings and moved them out. Rosalie here in a.m. Blanche here in p.m. Got a nice letter from Betty today. She and Mike are so happy.
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