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, September 8, 2017

October 5 - 8, 1964 Heading Home



Monday, October 5, 1964

Foggy and cloudy. We left George and Betty’s at 8:15 for Renfree airport in Glasgow. Arrived there at 11:30. Got our baggage checked, boarded the plane at 1:00, a little late. Arrived in Dublin out 1:45 in rain and fog. We ran into a snag. Got standby tickets. When we arrived in Shannon at 3:30 we discovered we were grounded for overnight, about 15 passengers. A mix up somewhere. International airlines gave us dinner, a nights lodging at international hotel and breakfast tomorrow morning.



Tuesday October 6, 1964 Christie gone
A fair day. We got up, had breakfast in this elegant hotel. Went back to the airport and again we waited and we waited. Had a walk through the gift shop and came back, had lunch. Then went to the deck and a big jet had landed.Then we were called to the desk and was notified we were to go aboard. How happy we were. We flew to Newfoundland to refuel then to Boston. Gordon and Sal made it back there tonight and met us. How glad all were to see us. But the awful news about Blanche and Christie.  Christie was run over and killed tonight a short time before I came home. Billie felt so bad. We loved her.



Wednesday, October 7, 1964

Carmen sick, Betty had the doctor for her. A very bad cold. Fern, Lloyd called. Betty, Lloyd and I to town. Then Fern, Lloyd, Bill and I rode over the new road. Joy and girls called. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis in p.m. Ken and Dolores, Kennie and Dot, then Alice and Timmy. Also Bob, Joy and girls. Well it was very good being home today. Very pretty, all the leaves etc. I’m glad to be home. Bill and I called at Jeans.



Thursday, October 8, 1964

A beautiful day. Cold and windy. Bill back to work. I went to Fryeburg fair with Fern and Lloyd. Had a good time. Carmen better. Billie, Mike and Betty got the apples and rest of the vegetables in today. Also Billie and Mike buried our good loving dog Christie. We loved her so much. She wasn’t ready to go. Carmen being better called for her. Carmen better today. Dorothea called. Milan and Betty called also.

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