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!

Friday, January 30, 2015

December 27, 1947 - January 2, 1948



Saturday, December 27, 1947

Snowdrifts this morning. Bill didn’t work. He, kids and I went to town in PM. Evelyn called in PM.



Sunday, December 28, 1947

Billie down to Lloyds to work. Hayd called in eve. Fern and Lloyd came up.



Monday, December 29, 1947

We washed. A very cold day. Bill came home at noon. So windy.



Tuesday, December 30, 1947

Bill and I went down and got his license. Called at Godens, Jack, Jean’s and Kennard’s. Bill’s day. Birthday 39 years.



Wednesday, December 31, 1947

Billie began work today at Maple Lane Farm. Cold. Ronald hurt a boy today.




Thursday, January 1, 1948

Bill worked. Kennie and Dot came up. Kennie’s forehead swollen. He has been to see Dr. Hebb.



Friday, January 2, 1948

We did regular work. Joy here all day. They had Ronald’s trial.
 

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