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, August 22, 2021

September 1 - 4, 1979

Saturday, September 1, 1979 Beautiful day

 

This has been a beautiful day, sunny and mild (very). I got up about 6:30, got the work to going. Got breakfast. Zak watched TV all morning. Dorothea and Dave came about 9:30. They went up to their house to work. Bill, Betty and I went up to call on them. We like it very much up there, it will be so nice when it is fixed up. It is a very pleasant place. We looked all around outside and down back. It was sunny and so pleasant. I was gone all a.m. so I came home, worked all day cooking, cleaning up the house, washed floors etc. Rosalie called. Dorothea and Betty came up. Zak had a friend call. Billie been out and and in, busy all day. Joy and Laurie called to say goodbye. Carmen up to stay tonight.

 

 

 

Sunday, September 2, 1979 Laurie to college UMO, hot

 

I done up regular work. Dorothea and David up to the house. Billie, Betty and I went up. It is so pleasant up there, they are so pleased with it. Dave used Buddy’s tractor, moved an old building and took down some trees. In PM Betty, Carmen and I went to a couple antique places. Carmen had supper. Buddy and Joy took Laurie to college today. University of Maine of Orono. Betty had the 2 kids over there. Kimmy was in charge.

 

 

 

Monday, September 3, 1979 Labor Day, hot

 

Some cloudiness. I didn’t get up too early. I got breakfast, done up the work. Betty came up. She and Bill picked the shell beans, we shelled and froze them. Then we went down to Betty’s and did hers. It took all afternoon. Bill and Zak picked them. Fern helped. Marianne Weston and her nephew came down to Betty’s for afternoon and supper.

 

 

 

Tuesday, September 4, 1979

 

A nice clear and hot day. I did a very big wash. Betty to Portland the Joy and Debbie. Kids home alone. I went down. Carmen and I picked some shell beans, I canned 4 pints. Kimmy, Zak, Kathy and Cindy went to town in a.m., swimming in PM. After today the summer season has gone. Back to fall and winter activities now. School begins tomorrow.

 

 

 

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