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!

Saturday, July 22, 2023

September 3 - 5, 1986

 

Wednesday, September 3, 1986

 

Well another one of those miserable days. I got up and got my work done up. I got ready and we went down to see Thena’s for the afternoon. Betty S, Betty H, Fern, Esther and I. Dorothea came a little later. Thena was pleased we came down. We enjoyed visiting very much.

 




 

 

Thursday, September 4, 1986 Hair colored

 

Well it was partly cloudy today. I dite of sun. I did a wash, watched TV some. I did the ironing. We cooked steaks on the grill for Zack. Also Esther. They were very good.

 

 

 

Friday, September 5, 1986

 

Miserable miserable all day long. Get so mad seeing this weather so darn much. Day in and day out. Well Esther cooked all forenoon for her dinner Sunday. I did a wash, watched PM soaps. Billie and Esther over to Fryeburg to Dr. for Billie’s foot. Came home through Lovell and Stoneham. Betty and Carmen called. Zack’s last day at home and he has mowed lawns all day.

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