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, June 15, 2015

April 30 - May 4, 1955 Mama Home Again



Saturday, April 30, 1955

Very good day after the rains. I cleaned my room. In p.m. Bill, Donnie and I went to Portland to get Mama from the hospital. She was quite good except got tired coming home.



Sunday, May 1, 1955

A very good day, hot. Mama up some. I did a very big wash. Fern, Lloyd and Uncle Os called, Kennie, Dot and Blanche. Bill and Betty went fishing and Billie altogether they got 5.



Monday, May 2, 1955

A nice day. I cleaned the back porch. And did the big ironing. And the curtains up stair and put them up.



Tuesday, May 3, 1955

Very good day. I finished cleaning upstairs. Also cleaned Donnie’s room. Mama up today, still quite weak. Bob called today. Mama called Emma Wheeler today to come up to stay while we go to Ohio.



Wednesday, May 4, 1955

Very nice hot day. I cleaned the sitting room. Bill went fishing again tonight. Billie went over and got his hair cut. Raymond called in evening. Mama about the same. We ate on the porch for the first time. Kail came up for tonight.

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