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!

Friday, June 2, 2017

September 15 - 18, 1963



Sunday, September 15, 1963

A very nice day. Also another heavy frost last night. Got up about 8:30. Bill, Carmen and I. That baby is so cunning. The cutest little baby. I churned. Betty and I to town, came home, done up the work. Betty got mad at me. I got supper. Kennie, Dot, Wanda called. Fern, Lloyd and Delores. Betty, Carmen and I to town after supper. Bobby Smart called.



Monday, September 16, 1963

A very nice day. I washed. Lloyd called. After we got the wash done, Betty and I took Mama to Naples to see Dr. Bish, but there were too many ahead, she didn’t see him. We called to see the Madalion home, also over through to Sebago to Dawn’s. Done ironing tonight. Spent the evening at Ferns.



Tuesday, September 17, 1963

Today I cleaned living room and varnished the rug. We moved all the furniture out except the big pieces. Moved the TV out to the kitchen. We watched in afternoon and evening. Betty and I called at Ferns for a little while.



Wednesday, September 18, 1963

A very nice hot day. Betty, Kay, Helen and I with Carmen all went to Portland to see the Budweiser Clydesdale horses but they want going to show up until evening. Betty got Carmen a very pretty pink suit. Also rubber pants. Came home early, got supper. Betty up to Lil’s. In evening Blanche took Betty and I to Portland and we saw the Clydesdale horses. Julie Conant had a baby boy at 11:30 AM. Dorothea called tonight.



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