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, June 6, 2023

March 21 - 23,1986 Billie's Birthday

 

Friday, March 21, 1986

 

A beautiful day. I done up the regular work and did the washing. Made a blueberry pie and tarts. Carmen and Dennis called. Carmen going to town to pay her bills etc. They called at Betty’s. Billie over to the Dr. Goldenhar’s at Fryeburg for his feet.

 

 

 

Saturday, March 22, 1986

 

A very nice sunny day. Not too warm. I been busy all day, swept, dusted. Washed floors. Washed some windows. I made rolls, baked beans. Made a cake for Billie’s birthday. In evening Betty, Walt, Carmen, Dennis, Kim, Eddie and Zack all came. Had ice cream and cake and Milan and Betty. Also he got money and books. Carmen, Dennis, Kim and Eddie to the old-fashioned dance.

 

 



 

Sunday, March 23, 1986

 

A quite nice day. I done up regular work. Walt up for coffee and Zack called. Dorothea and David called. Billie’s toe isn’t very good. Bill is having problems again.

 

 

 

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