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!

Tuesday, August 18, 2020

November 18 - 21, 1975

Tuesday, November 18, 1975 Bill worked at camp

 

Betty and I up to New Hampshire, done a dite of Christmas shopping. I got some groceries. Went down to Betty’s for a little while in p.m. Went to see Kennard, is very weak.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 19, 1975

 

Another nice day. Some cloudy. Anyway I did a big wash and they dried good. In p.m. I went down to Betty’s, she did her windows down to the barn etc. She took Delores to town today. They went to see Kennard. He is very bad again so they are feeding him by IV. Tonight he was a dite stronger. Bill worked at Camp Encore.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 20, 1975

 

A very nice day. I done regular work and did a wash and ironed. Dawn down to Betty’s all day. Bill home in p.m. early, all done up to camp. I wish he was away every day. It is so much more peaceful here when he is gone. Anyway he took me to town. I done my shopping. He feels better and is better when he works.

 

 

 

Friday, November 21, 1975 RAINED HARD

 

A rainy day. I done up my regular work. Betty took Fern and Lloyd to town. I helped Betty in a.m. to clean up her house etc. Bill all done up to camp. We went down to see Kennard tonight. He wasn’t at all good. Very weak.

 

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