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, November 10, 2020

September 13 - 16, 1976

 

Monday, September 13, 1976 hot, Bill worked at Betty’s

 

Came off hot and humid today. I done regular work and washed. I ironed. Billie went round, Fern’s, over to Fryeburg and took me to town. Bill worked at Betty’s. He has done a good job for them. Kimmy came home from school, she has a backache which the doctors said is expected. Betty worked up in the shed chamber.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 14, 1976 BILLIE BACK TO WORK, FURNITURE, Bill worked at Betty’s, hot again

 

Billie went back to work after two weeks vacation. He did get rested quite well. We went to Sanford one day to see about his pills. It has been another very hot day. It cooled off at night. I went down to Betty’s to see the new stall. Also Betty went to see about her new furniture. She got a new hutch and the table and six chairs. They are beautiful. She is so pleased with them. Bill finished working down there today.

 

 

 

Wednesday, September 15, 1976 Zak seven years, cloudy, STEER WENT

 

Today is Zak’s 7th birthday. A cloudy day. I did a lot of odd jobs, also ironed, canned tomatoes, defrosted refrigerator. Cooked a pot roast. Zak was up here for supper on his birthday. He is a good boy when treated good, with kindness, understanding etc. Kim back to Portland. She was pronounced okay. Took out her stitches. She can ride her bike. Bill worked up to camp all day.

 

Imitating Uncle Billie

 

 

 

 

Thursday, September 16, 1976 Bill worked at Encore

 

Another cloudy dreary day. Betty to the doctors for a checkup, everything okay. Fern having a dizzy spell. We called on her tonight. I done my regular work, down to Betty’s early in a.m. Kay Fleck Maynard called.

 

 

 

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