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, April 13, 2018

February 10 - 13, 1967


Friday, February 10, 1967

Cloudy, about 0 to 10 above temperature. Betty, Carmen and I went down to Dorothea’s. From there to Maine Medical Center in Portland to see Kimberly. She is a little better. We picked Randy up at the Greyhound Bus Terminal. He came to Bridgton with us. Was at Betty’s for supper. Bill and I to town in evening.



Saturday, February 11, 1967

A very nice mild day. I done up my work. Bill and I went down on the lake and looked at the cottage that Leisure Homes had built. It was nice for a summer home. Betty and Carmen here in p.m. They were over to Joys in a.m. helping Joy clean Bob’s house. Joy, Buddy and girls came last night. Joy and girls over here in p.m. Billie worked for Dielectric in a.m., for Lawrence in p.m. Mike here to see Carmen tonight. Windy, mild in p.m., got cold. The income tax checks came back today. Bill $6.90 Billie 102.90.



Sunday, February 12, 1967 Kim Home

Kimberly came home again today from the MMC. She is much relieved from the hard breathing. Her color was better than when she went in a week ago today. It is a very very cold day. Fern, Lloyd called and later Dorothea, David and Jeff.



Monday, February 13, 1967 22 below this morning

Bill’s car wouldn’t start. Jim came up and got him. I washed, very cold hanging the clothes out. Betty came up and got me, took me to town. I sent for licenses. Came home, Betty and kids here.

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