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!

Saturday, October 24, 2020

July 10 - 12, 1976 Big Party for Gabriel's First Birthday

Saturday, July 10, 1976

 

A quite nice day, sunny and on the quite hot side. They mowed the lawns. I washed and ironed, cleaned up the house. Zak came up and stayed all night. Betty and girls to Lewiston for a singing group was there the girls wanted to see. Betty, Carmen, Debbie, Laurie and Dawn all went. The girls got one of the guys autographs. (KC and The Sunshine Band)

 

 

 

Sunday, July 11, 1976 Quite a nice day

 

This is been quite a nice day weatherwise. I done my regular wash and work. Zak had breakfast, went home middle of forenoon. They had a cookout at Betty’s. And friends, not her old folks as she usually has except for Joy and family. There were ones never there before for a cookout with them. They had the best time, played ballgames etc. It was such a nice day. Billie relaxed most of today also. He brought Chet down to his place a little while. Betty, Carmen and Laurie up here in evening. Joy’s three girls stayed at Betty’s tonight because Joy and Buddy are going to Topsham tomorrow.

 

The Birthday Boy in the kitchen

Eating a Whoopie Pie in the Dining Room (cat is not impressed!)

A carrot cake made by Laurie

Mother, Gabe and Joy

Dawn and Chris Morgan








Sh
Shawn and Steve Morgan, Daddy and Buddy

Daddy and Jeff












Getting frosting off his whiskers




Laurie and Gabe





The Party Animal

Saying Good-bye - Freya in the back

 

 

 

 

Monday, July 12, 1976 Rain

 

When we got up it was raining very hard. It was a showery day, thundershowers and all. I done my regular work. I did a big ironing. Bill worked on the door steps. I went down to Betty’s to babysit while she, Carmen and Laurie went somewhere. Three of Joy’s kids stayed over last night. Robert is much better. He is moved into a regular room now.

 

 

 


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