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, December 7, 2021

October 5 - 8, 1980 Betty Smith Birthday

 

Sunday, October 5, 1980

 

This is been another cloudy, rainy and sunny day, it has been like that all this past week. I done up work. I did my washing and some ironing. Milan and Betty came about 9 AM. Billie called at Fern’s. Bill down to the well and that is all.

 

 

 

Monday, October 6, 1980

 

There was some fog early. It cleared and was a nice day. I done up regular work. Got ready. Betty Smith, Betty Horton and I went to New Hampshire to shop. Came home and had supper after we got the groceries put away. We had Fern up for supper. Then all went down to Betty and Walt’s for a birthday for Betty Smith.

 



 

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 7, 1980

 

A fair day, mostly cloudy. Betty took Dorothea, Fern, Milan, Betty and myself out for dinner and a ride to see the leaves up to Bryant Pond and Locke Mills. Billie harrowed, Bill worked on the boat.

 

 

 

Wednesday, October 8, 1980

 

It was cloudy when we got up but it cleared off and the sun came out and it was a very nice day. I did a big wash and the ironing. Bill worked up to Dorothea’s all day. Billie finished the harrowing. Milan and Betty went up to Gardiner to visit friends. Betty and I called on Fern in a.m. then in evening Milan and Betty went down to call.

 

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