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, February 5, 2020

December 10 - 13, 1973 Comet Kohoutek






Monday, December 10, 1973 Bill didn’t work

It cleared off very nice and mild. Betty and I to Portland to shop. Bill did not work, the man he works for was to come and see him. He called him and said he would send his check as soon as he got back to Massachusetts. We called at Dorothea’s. She was upset about Jeff going to Michigan for Christmas. Today Bill went over his lot which Jean has willed to him.



Tuesday, December 11, 1973 Bill worked

A beautiful day, on the cool side. I washed, went down to Betty’s a little while. She took Zak to school. Esther was down there. Betty wrapped presents. Cleaned hens.



Wednesday, December 12, 1973

Another nice day. Betty called. We had lunch. Betty went to town. Bill did not get paid today.



Thursday, December 13, 1973 Bill finally got paid $220

I went to town with Betty after I washed. Bill’s check came and I took it and went to town and paid all the bills. Insurance, light bills, telephone, oil etc. Esther over here in evening. I ironed after supper.

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