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, May 21, 2017

July 29 - August 1, 1963



Monday, July 29, 1963

Hot. Hot again today. I washed and washed and washed. Kids helped by doing the housework. In p.m. Betty and Mike walked to town and got the car. Betty, Mike, Carmen and I went to town in p.m. I went to the bank. Carlton called in p.m. We had showers all p.m. No rain, very dry. Carlton and family came up in evening. Cindy wouldn’t come in. Kids are real cute. Betty, Mike, Norma and Susan to town in evening. Called and wished Dorothea a happy birthday.




Tuesday, July 30, 1963

Nice talking to Dorothea last night. I ironed, cleaned up the downstairs. Kids want to town to get the car. Betty and Mike up to Chet and Lil’s. Norma and Susan down to the lake. Betty and Mike called at Thelma’s in evening.



Wednesday, July 31, 1963

A nice sunny day, cooler. Another busy day. Did work, churned, cooked, picked beans. Blanche called, Carlton’s family called to say goodbye. They left at 10 AM to go up through the mountains to their home in Michigan. Dot, Lorraine and Wanda Jean called in p.m. Wanda stayed for supper. Betty Smith called on phone. Alice Boutilier called on phone, talked with Mike. Norma and Susan over to North Bridgton to the beach. Betty and Mike helped Chet haying today.



Thursday, August 1, 1963

Not so hot but so dry. Done up the work. Made spice cake, brownies. Fern and Lloyd up in p.m. Picked some string beans. Betty and Mike up to Chet’s and Lil’s to help hay. Mike took Betty to town in evening. Tonight it began to rain. We had a brief shower, clouded up in PM.

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