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!

Saturday, November 3, 2018

March 11 - 14, 1969


Tuesday, March 11, 1969

Snow flurries, mild temperatures. I done up my regular work, ironed. I wrote to Esther and sent for a Maine map. I went over to Aunt Ava’s in evening. Bill took me over and came after me.



Wednesday, March 12, 1969

Mixed up weather, snow flurries and cloudy when we got up. It partly cleared. I sent Hanover Insurance. I worked at the desk. Gordon here a little while, we talked about a room being built on. Don’t really plan to do it. Just wanted to know if it could be done. Bill and I called at Stanfords. Norman and Barbara weren’t  at home so we went down to Gordon’s. I called Betty.



Thursday, March 13, 1969

40°. Partly cloudy, mild temperatures. I done the work. Did some writing etc. Got caught up on my papers. Reading, I mean. The snow didn’t settle enough to show up yet. Still can’t see the cars in the road.



Friday, March 14, 1969 $4.50

Mild. Partly cloudy. I done up my work. Worked at Dorothy’s. Came home, prepared supper. Made out store list etc. Aunt Ava to the hospital for blood test. Bill took me to town after supper. I got Dr. Hubbard’s Germicide, Birthday cards, underpants for Bill.


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