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!

Friday, August 30, 2019

May 2 - 4, 1972


Tuesday, May 2, 1972

Cloudy and rain. I went down to Betty’s early. She went to Maine Medical Center to be with Zak and Kim. Kim had her stitches taken out today. I done up some work down there and came home. Bill and I to town. We cleaned the furnace radiators. Zak pretty good at the hospital today. They took tests etc. Walt saw the head doctor on the second floor about the care or neglect the Dr. Timothy was giving Betty about Zack and all the things he had done etc. about Zack. One week ago today was Kimberly’s Open Heart Surgery.



Wednesday, May 3, 1972 Zak operated on again, RAIN RAIN RAIN

This has been a very rainy day. I went down to Betty’s early. Done some work, came back home. Bill and I cleaned ceiling in kitchen and bathroom. To town, down to Betty’s again. Es was there getting their supper. Today Zak was operated on again at the Maine Medical hospital. Betty down there to be with him. Poor kids, how do they  go through all this? And I’d think Betty would be exhausted. This has been a sickly and nerve-racking month. Cliff and Esther too going through all their upset.



Thursday, May 4, 1972 Rain all day

Betty to Portland to see the two small patients. Zak quite good, Kimmy not so good. She was better in p.m. I went down to Betty’s early, got Carmen off to school then I did her work up and washed for her. Esther over in evening. We went down to Fern’s while Billie and Lloyd got a haircut. Bill didn’t do much today. Betty called in evening. Carmen up before supper.


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