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, August 17, 2021

August 14 - 17, 1979

 

Tuesday, August 14, 1979 to New Hampshire

 

It was cloudy and rainy when we got up, but it cleared away, but some clouds and a shower at suppertime. Betty, Carmen, Joy and I up to New Hampshire to shop. Didn’t do too much. Betty and Joy did alot. Bill up to camp to work. Kimmy, Zak, Cindy and Kathy all day.

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 15, 1979 cold

 

Kind of a cloudy day, I done regular work. Did a big ironing, other odds and end jobs. Kids called. Bill down to Barnaby’s and down town. It has been quite cold today, a lot of clouds around, some wind. Pa is improving.

 

 

 

Thursday, August 16, 1979

 

It was cloudy, but it cleared off. It was a little cold. I done up my work. Bill took Delores, Kimmy and me to town. I came home, did washing. Dorothea and David came up, they had an appointment with Cardosi to look at Chet’s place. They went to see it and are going to buy it. We are all so pleased about it. They stayed for supper, all excited and all. They are coming up Saturday a.m. to make the down payment. I had a roast pork, corn, hot biscuits, cukes and ice cream for supper. Betty helped Joy cleaned her stove to get ready for the new room.

 

 

 

Friday, August 17, 1979 it warmed up in PM

 

A beautiful day. I done regular work. Went to Westbrook to take the money down to Dorothea and David. Came home and cleaned the new refrigerator we bought of the Donald Abbott family on the Ridge. It was quite a job. After supper I defrosted the kitchen refrigerator. Billie and Betty went to the bank and got the money for Dorothea and David until they sell their house.

 

 

 

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