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!

Wednesday, September 27, 2023

May 6 - 9, 1987

Wednesday, May 6, 1987

 

Cloudy rain, some sun. Well, took off again today, went way up to Rangeley Maine, what a long ride. Betty S, Betty H, Carmen, Brogan and me went up to see a man about a log cabin home for Carmen. Brogan was very good all day, she slept some. Bill and Billie home all day. Billie done odd and end chores. Bill to the doctors and read.

 

 

 

Thursday, May 7, 1987

 

A quite nice day compared to what we have been having. It was sunny and quite warm. Betty, Carmen, Brogan and I went over to Norway and Oxford to look at the new modular homes at Twin Town. They are beautiful and just what they want. They took one, it is beautiful. At last Carmen will have her new home. Didn’t get home till five. Got supper, cleaned up the dishes etc. Bill didn’t do a thing all day. Billie fenced etc. Fern not very well.

 

 

 

Friday, May 8, 1987

 

A fair day, not very warm. Bill went over to Oxford with Betty, Carmen, Dennis and Brogan to make the delivery payment on the new house. It is beautiful, the house. I did some odd and end jobs. Carmen came and cleaned the house in PM. Zack had a slight accident with his truck today. Took Fern to the hospital for x-rays and tests. Still has a lot of pain.

 

 

 

Saturday, May 9, 1987

 

Kim got here about 11 AM. She looked very nice, hair long but stylish. We was glad to see her. Betty and Carmen took her over to see the new house after she came, Bill went to. She liked the house very much. I did regular work, made a cake. Washed floors etc. Milan, Betty called a minute.

 

 

 

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