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!

Saturday, June 26, 2021

January 25 - 28, 1979

 

Thursday, January 25, 1979 A VERY BAD DAY

 

It has been quite a bad stormy day, heavy wind blowing in snowing. We got about 14 or 15 inches of snow. Most schools closed and everything canceled all stores and working places closed in early afternoon. Bill plowed snow most all day. Bill’s arm is better. He still can’t do anything except he milks at night. Bill does rest of the chores. Carmen came up tonight and helped to do shoveling. They got stuck up to the shelter today. Billie and Carmen walked up to Dawn’s after supper.

 

 

 

Friday, January 26, 1979 NO SCHOOL

Bill out plowing early this forenoon. Over 100 towns closed their school’s today. Billie about the same.

 

 

 

Saturday, January 27, 1979

 

Well this is been a bad day, rain, snow and blow. It has been a mild day all day so that was a great help. I done regular work, washed floors and windows. The sun came out for a few minutes. Walter came and saw Carmen for just a little while on his way back to college, U of Maine in Orono. Billie’s arm a dite better. We have a lot of snow, it is piled so high. Walt shoveled roofs at home, shelter and Fern’s.

 

 

 

Sunday, January 28, 1979 Mild

 

It is still very mild and the snow has settled a lot. I done my regular work. In PM Billie and I went down to Fern’s. Lloyd gone just 2 weeks. Mr. Melby and his son shoveled Fern’s garage roof off.

 

 

Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)