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!

Monday, April 27, 2015

July 15 - 22, 1954 Mama's Birthday



Thursday, July 15, 1954

Finished mowing lawns. Washed, made some cream puffs, did regular work. Mama over to Aunt Ava’s for the day and supper. Pat and Ervin (Linscott) had an 8 lbs. 6 oz. baby girl today. Mama 74 today!



Friday, July 16, 1954

Clear, cool and windy. Mama came home from Aunt Ava’s tonight. Lloyd finished the flagpole. Hauled home another load of hay from Roberts.



Saturday, July 17, 1954

Went to town in p.m. Fern went with us. Very good day. Betty and Susan sent Mama a picture for her birthday.





Sunday, July 18, 1954

They hayed up to Bob’s. Got all cleaned up what was mowed down.



Monday, July 19, 1954

Washed.



Tuesday, July 20, 1954

I ironed. Quite warm. Got a letter and picture from Betty today.



Wednesday, July 21, 1954

Rained. Billie home, has a lame back.



Thursday, July 22, 1954

Nice day. Worked in the garden. Fern and Lloyd up in evening. Bill didn’t get home ‘til awful late.

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