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, March 28, 2023

July 12 - 15, 1985

Friday, July 12, 1985

 

Milan’s first week over for the trip to Portland for his throat treatment. Norma Gay stayed at the apartment last night. Regina and Jason also.

 

 

 

Saturday, July 13, 1985

 

A quite nice day. I got up early. Got the breakfast, done up most of the work. Bill took me to town. I got a few things. David called this morning for coffee. Bob Thomas called also. He is moving to Saco. He and his wife are alone. Their boy graduated and gone to the service. I made a cake, washed the floors. Got a pot of beans baked and we went up to camp for supper. Milan and his family, Joy, Cindy and friend. Walt, Zack, Betty and Sarah Ingraham. We enjoyed it.

 



 

 

 

 

Sunday, July 14, 1985

 

Up and done up the work. We picked some peas, up to camp for a little while, Twin Oaks.

 

 

 

Monday, July 15, 1985 Very Hot and Humid, hearing aid

 

A very hot and humid day. I did the washing. I picked and froze a lot of Swiss chard greens. Kids called. Today the hearing aid man came and tested Bill for two hearing aids. He was here all PM.

 

 

 

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