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!

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

February 20 - 23, 1980 Fires!

 

Wednesday, February 20, 1980

 

Another nice day. We are having such nice sunny days. I done up my regular work, made a pie and cake then I worked on the puzzle and watched TV programs. Betty and Kim to Portland to the orthodontist. Carmen went with them, they called at Dorothea’s, but when they were there no word from the real estate dealers. But about an hour after they got home Dorothea called and the real estate lady called her and said the appraiser had said everything is okay and they have set up for the closing date which will be Monday at 9:30 February 25. Good Good Good.

 

 

 

Thursday, February 21, 1980 45 to 59°, Kim on honor roll in B news today

 

A very nice day, very warm. I done up my regular work. Went to town. Joy took us because Betty took Holly to Portland to see George and his doctor. She or they called at Dorothea’s and talked. Carmen, Kim and Zak at home. Kim went to town to shop with us. Zak came up here for supper and stayed all night. Kimberly Horton on honor roll in today’s Bridgton news. Susan had a chimney fire early this morning. Also a fire at a place in the Kansas District. Also Susan and Mac McQuaid’s new place of business burned which used to be Cook and O’Brian Garage.

 

 

 

Friday, February 22, 1980

 

It was clear when we got up but it got cloudy during the day. Late PM it began to snow lightly. Then after dark it snowed harder and a dite of freezing rain. I done up my work. Made a orange meringue pie. Zak watched TV, played with his building blocks. In PM he watched TV (soap operas). He stayed for supper than Billie took him home. Dorothea and David brought up a load to their new home. Betty went to Norway and got her wallpaper then called here for a little while. Holly’s husband George Smith had open heart surgery today.

 

 

 

Saturday, February 23, 1980

 

A beautiful sunny mild day. I done regular work. Cooked, cleaned up the house, washed floors. Dorothea and David moved a lot of things up today. Bill and Billie up with them to help them unload. I went up. Most everything is moved.

 

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