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!

Monday, May 27, 2019

May 15 - 18, 1971


Saturday, May 15, 1971 mowed lawns first time

A beautiful day. I done up regular work. Down to Betty’s a little while. Billie to Norway, got garden seed. Lloyd went with him. I washed. Billie and I cleaned cellar and garage. Bill worked at Gordon’s. Esther called. Milan, Betty came from Fryeburg. They left at midnight tonight. Walt worked today. I picked a mess of greens.



Sunday, May 16, 1971

A miserable day. I did regular work. Lida and Weldon called and got the deed to Aunt Ava’s place. I went down town with Betty to take Carmen and Kim down to the show at Lake Region. Fern, Lloyd called. Ilan, Randy called. Bill and Billie worked in the garden. Billie set out dahlias. Walt planted peas. Billie up to Chet’s to work a few hours.



Monday, May 17, 1971

Not a very good day, cloudy and showers. I worked down to Betty’s. Bill worked there in the grain room getting ready for the utility to be built. Betty and I went shopping. Kim to a birthday party, Mila Dwelley.



Tuesday, May 18, 1971 very hot, up in the 70s

A very nice hot day. I rushed around, done my work. Down to Betty’s. We, Fern, Es, Betty and I all got greens (dandelion) and froze them. Bill worked for Gordon. It evening he and I took a ride. I washed today and did a big ironing after supper. Carmen up here for supper tonight.
The Smith Sisters working on Dandelion Greens! Althea, Esther and Fern



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