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!

Thursday, October 4, 2018

November 21 -24, 1968


Thursday, November 21, 1968

A beautiful day. Esther, Fern and I left at 7 AM I went to Dorothea’s and then we all went to Joy’s at Topsham. We had a very good time and all liked their new home very much. Came home at about four, had supper of pork chops etc. Esther and Fern enjoyed it very much. Fern and Esther went home early in evening tired. We went to bed early. Took Billie’s car.



Friday, November 22, 1968

Cloudy and snow flurries this morning. I worked at Prescott’s, came home, got a good roast pork supper. Esther and Fern here. They enjoyed the supper so much. Esther is dreading going home. She is so home sick at times way out there.



Saturday, November 23, 1968

Got up, it was clear this a.m. but it began to cloud up and get hazy. Bill came home and we got ready to go to Concord New Hampshire to take Esther up to stay with Betty and family till Monday. We got up there about 3:20, left here at 12:50.



Sunday, November 24, 1968

A nice mild day, got up early, got breakfast. Bill and I left Betty’s about 9:30 AM. Got home here about 11:30. Kimberly came with us. I done regular work. Fern and Lloyd called. Fern tired. Esther hated to go home so bad.


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