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!

Monday, April 30, 2018

April 20 - 23, 1967


Thursday, April 20, 1967

Sun was shining today. Not too warm. Bill worked on the house, didn’t get too much done as it was too cold and windy up there. I got my hair set this p.m. Fern and Lloyd called this a.m.



Friday, April 21, 1967

A nice mild day. I washed, cleaned windows and curtains in kitchen. Done regular work. Carmen good all day. I walked up to the house, they got the stud up for the walls today. Mr. Davis called to see us in p.m. He was agreeable about us renting his house. Jim Graffam, Kennard and Lloyd called while they were working on the house. Bill and I to town in evening. Mike here in evening, brought deed over.
 


Saturday, April 22, 1967

Rain most all day. Bill and Gordon worked some on the house. Bill and I down to Betty’s. Bill and I called at Dorothea’s. Baby good. They got along fine. Later in p.m. they came up here for supper, brought Kim up to stay. They took Carmen to the circus with them. Also Larry, David’s brother. Fern here for supper. 




Sunday, April 23, 1967 

Cleared today. Bill worked on the house with Gordon in a.m. then in middle of forenoon we got ready, went to North Windham.


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