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!

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

December 12 - 15, 1957



Thursday, December 12, 1957 Snow Storm

So quiet and different here today. I missed Donnie so much. I have been writing letters, making out orders, cleaned up the house. Bill, Billie and Kennard worked on Christmas trees. They are coming for them today. About 4 inches snow on ground this a.m. when we got up. Sold trees today $145. Raymond called in evening. I made out an order for Sears.



Friday, December 13, 1957 Pullets

Nice day, cold. In morning bill and I went to town. Came home, wrapped Christmas presents. In p.m. bill and Billie bought 16 pullets over to Joe (?)Trues at Lovell. I sent order to Sears Roebuck and Co.



Saturday, December 14, 1957

A nice day. I cooked, done up the work. Betty got her Christmas tree in today. She went skating in p.m. Sold 15 hens today. Bill and Billie and Lloyd hauled out wood today.



Sunday, December 15, 1957

A nice day. Bill helped with more Christmas trees. Billie helped, Lloyd too, hauled out more wood. Mama up to Kennard’s and Dolores. In p.m. Bill and I went on a ride with Fern and Lloyd. In evening Bill and I were over to Bob’s in evening.

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