Nanny's Diaries: June 22

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, April 23, 2015

June 22 - 26, 1954

Tuesday, June 22, 1954

Kail came home with Betty for tonight. Very hot. I ironed.

Wednesday, June 23, 1954

Had showers today. Kail went home tonight sick. Dorothea came home from Barb. Barbara, Nancy and Joy here.

Thursday, June 24, 1954

Nice day but cooler. I went to town, paid Howard. Got a large jar of Miracle Whip. We mowed lawns. Joy here all day. Dorothea called on Aunt Linnie in eve.


Yes - this is the jar Nanny bought in 1954.

Friday, June 25, 1954

Nice day, but warmer. Mama made some cookies. Dorothea made a pineapple pie and walnut cake with a butter frosting. Bill and crew called in for cool drinks. I did regular work.

Saturday, June 26, 1954

Gert had her calf this morning. A very pretty dark red with white legs and spots, a heifer. Bill very lame, we went to town this afternoon. Fern went with us.

2 comments:

NormaMay 4, 2015 at 10:09 AM
Funny that she posted about buying a large jar of Miracle Whip.
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