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!

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Sept 30 - Oct 2, 1990

 

Sunday, September 30, 1990 RAIN ALL DAY

 

A miserable day. It rained all day. I done some reading. Walt came for coffee. Betty came in late p.m. and brought Italian sandwiches for supper. Carmen didn't come today. She and Brogan went to the movies in Westbrook. A dull dreary day. I hope they won't be another one like it. 

 

 

Monday, October 1, 1990

 

A nice day, quite mild. I done up regular work. I did the washing. Carmen came and Brogan. The leaves are getting pretty. It was a beautiful day today. Betty and Dorothea all called. Dorothea took Billie to Portland to get his eyes checked again. Has to go again next week. Made plans for Betty Smith’s birthday etc. If possible going on a trip. David came down this forenoon, he is on vacation.

 

 

 

Tuesday, October 2, 1990

 

The partly cloudy day. On the cooler side. Well Carmen wanted to know if I wanted to go to the fair. We went to the Fryeburg Fair. She wheeled me all day. She is very thoughtful. She took me through all the cattle and horse sheds, sheeps, goats and pigs. Very nice. She got the supper. Betty and Brogan worked up to the shelter all day.

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