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 5, 2022

October 31 - November 3, 1983 "No More Pies Shall I Make" - Nanny is so Dramatic!

 

Monday, October 31, 1983 Halloween

 

This is been a beautiful day. I did my washing. I made a lemon pie. The crust was just like cement. No more pies shall I make. I baked ham for supper, very good. We had Carmen up. She enjoyed it very much except for the pie. Betty got her housecleaning done out to the kitchen. She will do that or start  it tomorrow. She and Walt down to see Bill, he is much improved because his bowels have moved now, first time since the operation. He will probably be home last of the week. Halloween tonight, about 15 kids called.

 

 

 

Tuesday, November 1, 1983

 

It has been a very nice day. I made some (blank). I made some cream puffs, looked over some papers etc. Billie outside working all day finishing up the fall work. I went down to the hospital tonight with Billie and Kim.

 

 

 

Wednesday, November 2, 1983 64 bales bedding

 

A nice mild sunny day most of the day. I done up the work. And watched TV soaps. Then Betty and Carmen came and wanted me to go to Fryeburg with them to get sawdust or bedding. I did. Came home and done a few jobs etc. then got dinner. Billie went too with his truck. Got a nice lot of dry bedding. Betty and I down to the hospital to see Bill. His feet are still swollen very bad. He is anxious to get home (to smoke). I’m glad his feet are getting better.

 

 

 

Thursday, November 3, 1983

 

A cloudy dreary day and rain. I done up my work to go to town, but I didn’t go. Carmen went for me and Billie with a bang. I won’t ask him again to do the shopping. He went to see Bill. Betty over to Norway.

 

 

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