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, September 7, 2019

May 28 - 30, 1972


Sunday, May 28, 1972 HOT, PLANTED Piano went today

This is been a very nice hot day. I done up regular work, made a cake. Bill and Billie planted garden, fixed up the flower gardens. Down to Lloyd’s in early a.m. and put his top on his back porch. Lloyd called in a.m., he and Fern called in late p.m. Also Zak and Betty after supper. Today Betty mowed lawns, cleaned out her hens house, done all her lawn trimming. Had Chris Rager up. Walt finished laying the floor up over Pa’s apartment. Kids helped Betty to look after Chris and Zak. Today the piano went. They came for it about 5:30.




Monday, May 29, 1972

Another one of those beautiful day. Bill painted. I did my washing. Billie, Fern, Lloyd and I went down and got some butter. Hortons called in evening. Zak is having trouble again. We ate on back porch tonight.



Tuesday, May 30, 1972 Zak to Maine Medical Center, permanent

A very nice day. Betty took Zak back to the Maine Medical Center again today. He is having trouble again. We all feel so bad about this. Carmen rode her bike to school today for inspection. Zenya rode hers too. Betty came home with Walt tonight. Carmen and Kim here for supper.



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