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!

Thursday, December 19, 2019

June 17 - 20, 1973


Sunday, June 17, 1973 Bill worked at Walt’s

Clear and windy. It seems so good to see the sun. Bill worked at Walt’s. They got the studding up. Billie called the garage. I did a lot of jobs I wanted to get done. I also washed.



Monday, June 18, 1973  NEW RUG, Bill worked at Walt’s

Today our new rug came for the sitting room floor. It looks very nice. Esther was over here. I got the room settled. Billie helped. I did my washing and ironing. Joy and girls called. A fair day. Betty helped Bill. Es called in evening.



Tuesday, June 19, 1973 Bill worked at Walt’s, DOROTHEA UP TODAY

A very nice day. Warmer. I done regular work. Dorothea came up early. She and I went over to South Paris to see Bill Walker. He was gone. Came home, she took me to town. Betty helped Bill on the barn. After supper Bill, Billie and I went down and helped Lloyd put his roof on his back porch. Kim up after supper. Kim and Carmen over to Joy’s at Ruth’s cottage. Billie took his drivers test today.



Wednesday, June 20, 1973 another nice day, HOT, ROOSTERS

It was another nice day, on the hot side. I done up my work, got ready, went down to Betty’s. Dawn was there. Bill, Dawn, Betty and I killed Betty’s roosters. An all day job. After we got them killed we moved the pullets, gave them all the chicken yard to use. Fern and Esther came in the late p.m. and helped to pin feather them.


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