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, August 31, 2019

May 5 - 7, 1972 Home from the hospital!


Friday, May 5, 1972 KIMBERLY HOME, WALTER IV HOME

A beautiful morning. A wonderful day because Kimberly and Walter IV came HOME from Maine Medical Center. Kimmy was tired and kind of weak, also quite pale looking. Zak was much better. He looked good. We all were as pleased to have them home as they were to get home. Bill and I to town. I went down to Betty’s and done her work for her this morning. Betty called with Kim and Zak. Kim came up a little later. Walt picked her up in the new car. Carmen had a guest tonight, Beth Doucette.



Saturday, May 6, 1972

A nice and sunny day. Bill painted. Billie cleaned up and raked. Walt worked on the trailer. I did a lot of cooking. Creampuffs, cake, tarts, bread and beans. I did an ironing. Carmen came up. Kim and Zak are quite good.



Sunday, May 7, 1972


A beautiful day. I did my regular Sunday work. Then Billie helped me do refrigerator, couch, washed lites and all the odds and end jobs. In late p.m. Betty and Walt went and got Italian sandwiches. Fern, Lloyd, Es, Cliff, Hortons and us Crooks all had them here, they were so good. Bill and Billie worked outside. Bill painted rest of the windows.


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