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, January 2, 2018

January 5 - 8, 1966



Wednesday, January 5, 1966 Bill back to work

A beautiful day, sun shining this morning. The moon was beautiful last night. After six weeks Bill went back to work today. He is still a dite lame. Betty and Carmen came up. I washed the windows. Fern, Lloyd and Kennard called. Billie and I down town. I washed, scrubbed and scoured the separator.



Thursday, January 6, 1966

Cloudy, not too cold. I done up my work. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis here all day and for supper. They enjoyed it and I did and Billie. Billie to town and got groceries. Called to see Carmen. They got Betty’s phone in late this p.m. but didn’t have time to hook it up. They will tomorrow. Bill kind of lame and tired tonight.



Friday, January 7, 1966

Cloudy, 20°. I done up my work and made plans for my new home. Billie and I called at Betty’s. Bill quite lame when he got home tonight. He is discouraged. Betty got her new phone 647 – 2850. I’m so glad. Bill got one days pay $14.23. Earland Allen’s funeral today.



Saturday, January 8, 1966

Not too cold, 20 above. Cloudy and began to storm today. Billie, Betty, Carmen and I all went to Norway on payment business, trailer and TV. Called at the Phil Hunt’s. Carmen fussy and tired. Came home to Bridgton, got groceries, paid oil bill, got Bill’s pills. Called at Betty’s, came home, had lunch. Talked with Betty, Carmen a dite wheezy but sleeping. Mike is over, I’m glad. It was such a day and she was lonesome. Bill’s lameness better. Bill got a birthday card from D.


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