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, June 12, 2018

October 9 - 12, 1967


Monday, October 9, 1967

Bill home today to help Gordon. They got most of the insulating done. Also got Billie’s room all insulated and the outside wallboard on. Also our outside wall done. Got the plywood up in the kitchen and wallboard. Sal and Linn called. Lloyd called also.



Tuesday, October 10, 1967 Furnace came

The furnace came today. It has been a cloudy, foggy, showy dismal day. Gordon here and did some insulating and wiring. Sal here. Lloyd came and got me, took me to town. Bill and Gordon worked on the furnace in evening. Bill back to work after being home Saturday forenoon and Monday.



Wednesday, October 11, 1967

It cleared off last night in the night. Clear this morning when we got up. I did a big wash. Gordon came up, worked on the furnace in p.m. Aunt Ava, Thena, Lila, Fern, Lloyd, Mrs. Stanford callers today. Very nice mild day. Also Sally called. Bill and I called at Stanfords in evening. Red Sox won the game today.



Thursday, October 12, 1967

Cloudy, not so warm. I cleaned up the house. Central Maine here and hooked the wire up. Gordon worked on the furnace.


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