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!

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

April 12 - 14, 1968


Friday, April 12, 1968

A very nice mild day, quite hot. I varnished and sanded and washed and did a lot of other odds and ends jobs. I got ready and went to town with Billie after he got home. I opened a checking account at the bank etc. Gordon up tonight and put the sink back into the bathroom. Bill began painting tonight. He started the living room.



Saturday, April 13, 1968

Another beautiful day. I got my work done up. Billie took me to town. I got paint, varnish etc. Billie worked for Lawrence. Bill done some more painting. I varnished Billie’s room.


 

A Pre-Easter visit with Ma and Pa Horton in RI



Sunday, April 14, 1968

It was a beautiful day. We got up early, got the work done up and went to Concord. Billie, Fern, Dot and I. Got to Betty and Walt’s about 10:30. We was glad to see them. We had a very good time helping Kim to celebrate her second birthday which was April 12. She got nice gifts and was happy with her cake and ice cream. Betty took Fern, Dot and I out for a nice ride. We got home about 6:30. A very nice day and a good time. Bill stayed at home and got a lot of painting done.

Billie, Nanny and Aunt Fern for Easter and Kim's Second Birthday Party

Kim, Carmen and Nanny

Easter baskets and new toy chest Daddy made me for my birthday

Carmen, Nanny, Betty, Fern, Billie and Kim

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  1. CarmenAugust 2, 2018 at 9:26 PM

    I like that mysterious shelf hovering behind Kim in the last picture..lol

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