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, May 25, 2019

May 9 - 11, 1971 Mother's Day


Sunday, May 9, 1971 Mother’s Day

Begun on driveway. Got up about 8 o’clock. Got breakfast, done up the work. Bill and I down town. Came home. Weldon came, got the key for Aunt Ava’s house. He is interested in it. Gordon came and they began on the driveway. Dorothea came for Mother’s Day. Jeff came too. Fern, Lloyd called. Es, Sue, Vince, Betty and kids.



Monday, May 10, 1971

A very nice day. I washed. I done up my housework. Bill and Gordon hauled the small rock for the driveway. Then Bill worked for Gordon. I worked at Betty’s, we cleaned Zak’s room and the front bedroom. We dug some dandelions for supper. They were so good. Also I cooked smelts, they were delicious. Kim up for supper. Lloyd called. He went over to Esther’s for supper. Fern to a banquet over to North Bridgton. Weldon saw Billie and told him he is interested in Aunt Ava’s place and wants to buy it. Got more bites on the house.



Tuesday, May 11, 1971

A nice sunny hot day. Up early. Got ready, went down to Betty’s. We (Fern, Lloyd, Betty, Kim and I) I went to Portland. Went in Lloyd’s car. Betty drove him down to the unemployment office. I shopped for curtains, drapes, shades etc. Got three new dresses. Also Fern got some new dresses and other things. Had lunch at Burger King. Saw Ruth Littlehale and Margie. A very hot day. Esther stayed with Zak. She picked and cleaned four messes of dandelion greens. Fern, Betty, herself and me.




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