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, August 19, 2019

March 27 - 30, 1972


Monday, March 27, 1972

Up, done up my work. Washed. Betty and I got ready and went to look for a new bed for Kim. She went to Norway and South Paris and got one at S Paris. Came home about two, got my supper to going, watched TV. Es babysitting for Betty. Carmen home today with a slight cold and a dite of asthma. Zak and Kim too have a cold.



Tuesday, March 28, 1972

I did some more washing today. Down to Betty’s to stay with kids while Betty went to town etc. I did ironing in p.m.



Wednesday, March 29, 1972 Kim back to school, Carmen went to school today

I went down to Betty’s. She cleaned out her cellar and washed it all down. She has a safe coming to store her things in. Things that can never be replaced. Keepsakes etc. Bill down to Gordon’s, got his car fixed. Lloyd called. I cleaned Carmen’s room and cleaned up most of her house. Bill cleaned out her driveway so they can back up with the safe. Kim and Betty came to see Buffy. We have Buffy, Kim’s cat, the dog and other cat abused her at Betty’s so we are going to keep her.



Thursday, March 30, 1972 Kim got a new appointment to enter MM Center
Another cloudy, cold dismal day. I done up work, did a dite of washing. Went to town. Came home, did some cooking. Called at Betty’s a little while. Betty got a letter from Maine Medical Center. Kim is scheduled for April 20 to enter and 25th for operation. This is her new appointment.


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