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!

Sunday, October 4, 2015

October 9 - 12, 1956

Tuesday, October 9, 1956

I ironed and churned. Got Dorothea’s package off today. Donnie better today.



Wednesday, October 10, 1956

A very nice day, very cold. Mama up to Delores’s today. Came home in early afternoon. Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Thomas called to see her. Betty down to Kay’s tonight. Donnie better.



Thursday, October 11, 1956

A nice day. I did regular work. Linda went today. Cindy misses her so much. Donnie good today. Hartley Staley and Wendell Perkin’s place burned today. Cold. Betty to movies tonight. Linda dressed out 495 lbs.



Friday, October 12, 1956

A very nice day. I cleaned up the house. Mama with Aunt Ava’s folks over to Wilton today. Cindy hunting for Linda today. Not quite so cold. Betty, Aunt Linnie and I went up and called on the Andrews family last night in their new home. Donnie good.



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