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, March 20, 2022

October 18 -20, 1981 51st Wedding Anniversary

 

Sunday, October 18, 1981 51st Wedding Anniversary

 

This is been a cloudy day and rain. I done up regular work. I washed kitchen windows and floor. Monica called. Billie riding around most all day. Bill watched ballgame’s in PM. In evening Kim and Zak called. Zak brought a very cute card for anniversary. Also Kim brought a card and a box of chocolates. Very good. A card and dinner from Betty and Walt. Betty and Milan also treated us to dinner. Milan and Betty left early this morning.

 

 

 

Monday, October 19, 1981

 

It turned out to be a very nice day. A lot of clouds off and on. I done my washing. Betty called and said she’s going up to the cottage on the lake, took Fern. We went from there to Conway New Hampshire to get some light fixtures. Couldn’t get them so we went to Portland. I got a few groceries. We went from Fryeburg to Portland. Betty got her fixtures. Carmen got her record. I came home, cooked a slice of baked ham and Carmen was here. Carrie Howe isn’t very good, in the hospital. Had a stroke. I did not see soaps today.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 20, 1981 Carmen went back

 

I done up work. I ironed, made two batches of fudge for Carmen. Also cooked. I broiled steaks for supper. Betty made a very nice batch of chocolate chip cookies for Carmen. Carmen left with Natasha and Zenya for school UM of O. Billie and Bill sawed wood at Joy’s.

 

 

 


 

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