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, April 29, 2020

October 2 - 5, 1974 New Car

Wednesday, October 2, 1974

Well another miserable day. Betty to Portland this forenoon to exchange Kim’s coat. I was down there helping her to get ready to go to Portland. I came home and brought Zak. He was here and got ready for school. Bill finished up the septic tank down there to Walt’s. Betty up here in p.m. I made a pie.



Thursday, October 3, 1974 Bill $180.90, Althea $83.80

It has been a cold day. This is been a cold day and I done some washing. Esther called this morning. I went down to Betty’s and helped her. Kimmy came home very sick tonight. They took her to the doctors. She has pneumonia, 104°.



Friday, October 4, 1974 HORTON’S HAVE A VERY PRETTY 1971 WAGON, A NEW 1971 LTD STATION WAGON, No School

On the very cool side, windy. It was Teachers Convention. I had to go to Betty’s in a.m. to stay while she done some errands and took Zak to eye doctors. He has to have glasses. In p.m. Walt called. He has a car for Betty, asked her to come to Portland. He found her a new car. 1971 LTD Country Squire, tan and brown station wagon. It is beautiful. Just like new. We are all pleased and like it very much. Betty is so pleased with it.



Saturday, October 5, 1974 $40, HOT HOT

A hot sunny day. Carmen up here all day. Kimmy is better. Walt and Bill out doing soil testing. Billie done up rest of the outside work here. Took off the screens. I washed kitchen windows inside and out. I did a dite of cooking. In p.m. Bill worked at Mattie Crawford’s cottage. It seems good to have the doors and windows open up. A very mild day. After supper a fire broke out in the George Keen barn. It was a big fire. Carmen, Billie and I went but couldn’t get to the fire, roads were all blocked off. Mr. Philip Saltman called, he paid Bill and wants him to do some work tomorrow and a lot this fall. Walt, Betty took Kim and Zak on a ride in the new car.


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