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, February 7, 2015

February 21 - 27, 1948



Saturday, February 21, 1948

Nice day. Did little cooking. Kids went to movies. Bill and I went to town in eve and movies.



Sunday, February 22, 1948

Nice day. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis called, also Fern. Mama up to their new home. Bill and I went down to see his father and mother.

1948 - Delores, Uncle Lewis, Aunt Ava and Betty



Monday, February 23, 1948

Quite cold today. Washed. Billie got his hand hurt up to Maple Lane. Joy and Ruby here.



Tuesday, February 24, 1948

10 below this morning. Bill working. Billie gone to Dr. with his sore hand.



Wednesday, February 25, 1948

Ruby and Joy still here. Didn’t do much.



Thursday, February 26, 1948

Ruby went home today. We washed.



Friday, February 27, 1948

Cleaned up some of the house today. Got my new kettle.
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