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, March 9, 2021

December 7 - 10, 1977

 

Wednesday, December 7, 1977

 

It was cloudy and a lot of snow all around. Up and got ready, we went to Shaw’s and Ames. Done a dite more shopping. Betty, Dawn and I. It cleaned off and supposed to be good tomorrow. It was cold, blustery and snow blowing. Zak came up here after school. He lost his glasses.

 

 

 

Thursday, December 8, 1977 a very nice sunny day, COLD

 

It has been a very cold day. Only 14 above this morning. I got my regular work done, down to Betty’s then we left about 9:30 for Portland to do rest of the Christmas shopping. Got all done. Betty did too. Dawn and Carmen went. Carmen went to the doctors. She is a very nervous person. Dr. said she would have to stop worrying and getting upset. Dorothea went with us.

 

 

 

Friday, December 9, 1977 bad snowy day, windy, NO SCHOOL

 

 

I was down to Betty’s a while, done my work here and a few extras. While I was down to Betty’s this morning Ronald came. This is been another bad storm, windy and a lot of snow. Bill plowed. Billie got home early. No SCHOOL. Zak up here tonight.

 

 

 

Saturday, December 10, 1977

 

Zak’s watch programs this morning. He went home about 1 PM. Kim came up and here for supper. We had a cake, custard and rolls, baked beans. In late PM and evening Kim and I wrapped gifts.

 

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