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, June 6, 2021

November 12 - 15, 1978 Cement for Barn Floor

Sunday, November 12, 1978 I met Walter Grimes

 

This has been a beautiful day, on the cool windy side. I done my regular work and in middle of forenoon I met Walter. He is a handsome guy I would like to see Carmen become friendly with. He and Carmen went up to get milk and butter. Billie done rest of his odds and end jobs today. Walt, Betty, Carmen, Walter, Kim, Zak and Whippet called in a.m. They had taken a stroll through the woods to find Walt ‘s bill fold he lost yesterday. They found it. I went down to do a couple things for Fern.

 

 

 

Monday, November 13, 1978 Cement Barn Floor

 

A very nice day, on the cooler side. Early they came and poured the cement for the floor. Walt was home. Bill was down there. Fern up here and washed. I did my wash. I cooked a roast beef dinner. Very good.

 






 

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 14, 1978

 

It was cloudy all day. No rain. Betty, Joy and I to Portland. Dorothea went, we did Christmas shopping. Dorothea didn’t feel very good. We didn’t get home very early, about 5 PM.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 15, 1978

 

This is been a nice day, not too warm. I went down to Betty’s in a.m. We wrapped gifts. Bill worked down there in the barn. The barn looks nice. I did a dite of wash. Worked all my Christmas orders etc.

 

 

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