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!

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

March 7 - 10, 1973



Freya


Wednesday, March 7, 1973

Cloudy. I done some regular work, down to Betty’s in a.m. I did ironing. Bill washed the living room rug. It looks very good. He and I called at Jean’s. She looks so bad. Also I cleaned my kitchen rug with ammonia.



Thursday, March 8, 1973

Cloudy. I went down to Betty’s today. She and I over to Norway. Bill worked on the desk some. I did some more of my kitchen rug.



Friday, March 9, 1973

A beautiful day. I did a lot of washing. Clothes dried good. Washed windows, down to Betty’s. Bill down there and they worked on the desk. Got it all together. I went to town.



Saturday, March 10, 1973

Cloudy and rain today. I done my regular work. Cooked. Road over to Otisfield with Betty and Walt. Bill too. We went to see a barn. Billie down country with Lawrence to get cattle. I ironed.

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