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, February 19, 2025

June 18 - 20, 1992 Sad RED LETTER DAY

 

Thursday, June 18, 1992 RED LETTER DAY

 

After many many many years one landmark is missing here on this place today. As we looked down the backfield something was gone. The old old lonely apple tree was there no more. No doubt it had been there for well over 100 years. We will miss it a lot. I’m sorry it has gone. Also Brogan came up here driving her grandmother’s lawnmower tractor. She was so pleased and proud to be doing it. First time. Betty had a client at the office this morning. Also Carmen will have one this p.m. Zac is up to Boston today in regards to his profession. He was going to go to Nona Smith. Walter took him to meet the bus in Portland to go. I wish him the very best of luck. Tom’s stepdaughter came home today. She was found by the police.

 

 

 

Friday, June 19, 1992

 

A quite nice day. On the very mild side. I got up early and got my work done up. I then took my bath. Dorothea came at about 10 AM. She and I went down to the Bridgton Healthcare Center to see Dot. She was very glad to see us. Had a very nice visit. It is a very nice place inside and out. After being there it would not be a bad place to go to. We came home. Dorothea stopped at the store and got me some things. We went up over the ridge to the Ring Farm (Walter and Mabel Morrison place originally the Orrin Plummers lived in one side of the place). Came home, watched my TV shows. Dorothea came, got the supper. Carmen and kids called tonight. Arnold also picked up some odds and ends Billie gave him. Zac up here today, he may be going to Cummings Dowell Mill to work.

 

 

 

Saturday, June 20, 1992

 

A partly cloudy day. Not too hot. I did the washing. Dorothea came, she swept, dusted, washed the floors, cleaned up good. It looks very good. In the meantime we went up to see the new baby’s bedroom. Very pretty. Also we saw where Brogan’s room is going to be. Dorothea went home a while they came back, got supper. Very good. Betty and Carmen to Lewiston and they got the TV for Billie to give Dorothea for all the paperwork she does for him, manicuring also. She was very pleased. David up for coffee and donuts. Zack up in p.m. He will go to work Monday at Cummings Dowell Mill at Norway.

 

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