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, January 5, 2021

April 13 - 16, 1977

 

Wednesday, April 13, 1977 A BEAUTIFUL HOT DAY

 

 

It has been a beautiful, very warm day 70° or better 80. I cleaned closets and some draws. Bill did a lot of raking. Susan took Fern to Paris to see Lloyd, he isn’t so good. He was sort of depressed and lonely, healthwise the same. Fern was terribly upset. Also she wanted me to go to see him with her and that upset her. Betty home all day, she and Bev busy doing things.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 14, 1977

 

A nice day, on the windy side. I did some cleaning, the lower cupboards in the kitchen. I went to see Lloyd in p.m. He is the same. Bill cleaning up outside. Betty had a meeting for the New Hope Farm group at her house this morning.

 

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Friday, April 15, 1977

 

Very windy. This is the last day of school for a week. I cleaned cupboards, went to town etc. Betty busy all forenoon. Bill did a dite of raking here and down to Walt’s. Betty went to coffee group then to Portland with Billie. He had a doctors appointment.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 16, 1977

 

A very nice day. I washed, ironed, changed the beds, cooked, washed w. Indows, floors. In p.m. Kimmy up here. Betty and Carmen gone to take Dawn’s car down. Zak over to Vince’s all day. Lloyd a dite better. Chet not too good. Billie down to see him in p.m. Less wind.

 

 

 

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