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, June 26, 2023

June 1 - 3, 1986

 

Sunday, June 1, 1986

 

Well this has been another cloudy day, some sun in forenoon but in PM we had awful thundershowers and heavy rain. I done up the work. Then Carmen and Dennis called here and down to Betty’s. They went home and planted there garden. Bill and I went over and called on them. Then we went up to Horton’s camp, had hot dogs and hamburgers. We had to get up to the cottage because of the storm. Came home about four. David had been here for a visit. Milan called this morning. A bad thunderstorm and large hailstones in southern parts of the state. Sebago, Casco and Gray area broke many windows, dented cars, broke windshields, a lot of bad damage.

 

 

 

Monday, June 2, 1986

 

When I got up it was raining but the rain let off and it was cloudy most of the forenoon. Then the sun came out and it was sunny but windy. On the cool side. Kim and Betty went shopping at Ames then we went grocery shopping. We saw Carmen and Dennis. Carmen had been to see her baby doctor. A possibility she will have a large baby or twins, will know tomorrow. Bill to the doctor. He is in very good health.

 

 

 

Tuesday, June 3, 1986

 

A nice sunny day. It was windy and cold. I did a big wash. A prepared a roast beef supper. Cooked rhubarb sauce. Bill to the doctors, he is better now. I called at Betty and Kim’s after supper to see how they was getting along. Done a good job. Kim is going after Eddie tonight, he is coming to visit Kim for a couple nights and days. She is very pleased. Dorothea dropped in a little while at suppertime. Carmen didn’t find out about her baby. Billie’s toe is bad today.

 

 

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