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!

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

February 6 - 9, 1965



Saturday, February 6, 1965

Cliff’s birthday. Bill’s income check returned came back. A nice day. Bill and I took a ride up into New Hampshire. Milton Johnson, wife and baby called after supper to see Betty and Mike. No deal. Fern up for supper.



Sunday, February 7, 1965

A nice day. Done my work, cooked hen for supper. Made a pie.  Kennie, Dot, Fern, Lloyd and Bob called. Bob here for supper.



Monday, February 8, 1965

It was cloudy, I washed. I churned. Mike called a finance company in Portland. No doing. I’m afraid they won’t get the place yet they will keep trying. Sent for licenses today. Bill called out to sand about 10 tonight.



Tuesday, February 9, 1965

Done up regular work. Betty and I talked over a new deal plan. To town, I got a Valentines. Kennard went down with us. I came home, made apple pie, got clothes in, got supper. Nice day. Bill got home about 2 this morning.


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