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!

Monday, April 3, 2023

August 4 - 6, 1985

Sunday, August 4, 1985

 

A very nice sunny day. I done up the work. Down to Milan, Betty’s, up to see Fern. Got supper. Kim and Eddie called in. Took some vegetables over to Susan.

 

 

 

Monday, August 5, 1985 Bill got hearing aid

 

A very nice sunny day, very hot. A busy day. I washed, defrosted refrigerator. Billie got the blueberries. I picked them over. I took a walk today with Betty and Zack and Betty S down through the woods to Betty and Milan’s. It was so enjoyable walking down through the woods once again. Betty and I went over to Waterford and Otisfield. I called Kim. Eddie has gone home for a few days. Today the man brought Bill’s hearing aid. I hope it will work okay. Eddie gone up to his folks for the while.

 

 

 

Tuesday, August 6, 1985 HOT

 

Another hot day. I done up the regular work. We picked shell beans, went to town with Betty H and Betty S. I came home, made a blueberry pie, got squash and beans ready to cook. Got my chicken ready for the oven. Kim here for supper. We was glad to have her. Eddie couldn’t come. She had been up to camp with the family. They are having supper up there. We called a little while in PM.

 

 

 

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