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, February 9, 2021

August 25 - 28, 1977

 

Thursday, August 25, 1977

 

I went to town this morning to get my shopping done so as to help at Betty’s. Went down this PM, got the upstairs done etc. Betty got quite upset about the cats etc. Said she was going to get rid of them. Carmen was very broken up about that as she had been the one to take care of them all. All summer. No other New Hope Farm member does anything except Dawn when she can. Josh and Brandy got away again. Betty is so exhausted and tired with all this shelter and Joy’s problems. Joy to the lawyers, Pat left.

 

 

 

Friday, August 26, 1977

 

A quite nice day. I worked at Betty’s all day. She got her house cleaned up for company. Pat gone away from Joy’s. Dorothea up to Joy’s, also Lorraine and Betty today. Betty to Norway in a.m. to take some things over to Martha Grover. Brandy was found today at Mrs. Edwards but not Josh. Billie gone to the Acton Fair with Lawrence.

 

 

 

Saturday, August 27, 1977 Walt’s sister and family came about 4:30 PM

 

We’re back to the hot and humid weather. Dorothea and Dave came about 10. I was doing my work. Zak here last night. I baked some beans, made a pie, bread and rolls. I washed and washed floors. Dorothea did my hair. Bob Thomas called. Betty and kids had a yard sale. Bill, Billie, Walt and Dave worked down in the woods. Bill and Billie bought some lumber.

Raf

Beth

Lynn

 

 

 

 

Sunday, August 28, 1977 Hot Humid

 

It has been a very hot and humid day. I have been working all day except late in PM. I got my papers read. Billie gone with Lawrence down to Berwick. Betty and family gone on a picnic at Ruth’s cottage with Walt’s sister and family. Bred rhone heifer.

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