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, October 13, 2017

February 18 - 21, 1965



Thursday, February 18, 1965

Snowed in a.m. Betty, Mike, Carmen and I went to Portland shopping at Bradlee’s. Betty and Mike got some things they needed. Got Carmen a pair of white high shoes. We had lunch there. We had a good time. It seemed so good to have Mike with us. Hope to go again sometime. Cleared off in p.m.



Friday, February 19, 1965

A beautiful day, but cold, raw and windy. I worked at my desk figuring, writing letters etc. Did just regular work. Got Billie’s car payment off. Betty to town. Roland got his license. Betty, Louise and Roland to Norway in PM. Carmen not too good today.



Saturday, February 20, 1965

A very nice day, on the real cold side. I done up regular work, cooked baked beans. Lloyd called, Fern sick. Bill and I out riding in p.m.



 Sunday, February 21, 1965

Cloudy most all day. Done regular work up about 8:30 AM. To town in a.m. with Billie. In p.m. Betty, Carmen and I down to Steep Falls and got Delores.

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