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, May 11, 2021

August 7 - 10, 1978

 

Monday, August 7, 1978

 

A pretty good day, I did some washing. Cleaned up the house. In PM Betty, Zak and I went down to Dr. Thomas Gordon in Casco. Had our eyes tested. Billie worked all day.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 8, 1978 SHAWS, ALTHEA 68 TODAY, HOT

 

A very nice day. I got the work done up early. Then Betty, Dawn, Susan and I went to Shaw’s to shop. I missed my programs. Dorothea came up and she and Fern went to see Lloyd and Bill Walker. She was here a little while for the evening. Zak went home with her. Billie worked all day. The town crew dug up the ditches along the roadside here.

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 9, 1978 HOT AND HUMID

 

A very hot day. I done my regular work. Did a dite of washing and had Fern up for lunch, afternoon and supper. In evening Susan, Fern, Monica and I went to the band concert. Camp Encore Coda played. Susan went to look at a small house today. Billie home early from work.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 10, 1978

 

Another nice day. I done up my work, to town with Delores, Susan, Kim and Monica. Got home, had a bite to eat, down to Betty’s for a few minutes. I set out in the swing chair or lawn chair in evening. It is real nice and I enjoy it a lot.

 

 

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