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!

Sunday, April 11, 2021

April 12 - 15, 1978

Wednesday, April 12, 1978 KIMBERLY ALLIE BOUTILIER HORTON 12 YEARS TODAY

 

Billie took me to town this morning. I came home, made a cake for Carmen’s school entertainment. Got my work done up real early this morning. I went down to Betty’s. Done the hallway, her bedroom, den and bathroom. Fern was there, she did the washing. Cleaned living room things. Dawn painted. She and Betty papered cellar way. I came home about two. I made cookies and biscuits for Carmen. She and other members put on a supper and a preview of the show for the people. She is very excited about all of this. Kimberly came up here for her birthday. She had come home from school, made a meatloaf and a batch of biscuits for Carmen’s supper at the school.

 

 

 

Thursday, April 13, 1978

 

It was cloudy when I got up. First thing I went to town this morning to shop. Delores went with us. Then I went down to Betty’s, we cleaned her living room. Stanley B White’s death in today’s Bridgton news. He died April 8.

 

 

 

Friday, April 14, 1978

 

Another day about the same. I felt mean all day. Betty, Fern and Es got her dining room all cleaned. I helped some. Not much happened today.

 

 

 

Saturday, April 15, 1978

 

A quite nice day, on the cool side. I done up my regular work, washed windows, floor, dusted etc. In late PM I did a dite of wash. Esther called a little while. Carmen came up for a little while.

 

 

 

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