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, February 23, 2016

May 4 - 7, 1958



Sunday, May 4, 1958

Rain and cloudy all a.m. Cold. Bill took the TV up to Rado’s. Brought one of his home to try out. Billie had Kennard down, they finished fencing. Kennie and Dot called. Raymond. Cleared off about three o’clock.



Monday, May 5, 1958

A nice sunny day on the cool side. I washed, the clothes dried good. I started on the kitchen. Billie began work at Chet’s today. Kennard called. Bill painted tonight.



Tuesday, May 6, 1958 Our TV Back

Clear most of the day, cloudy in p.m. Cold all day. I finished cleaning the kitchen and did the ironing. Bill got the TV back tonight. It is all nice and gives good service with a brand-new big tube $22.50. Bill painted tonight. Dawn called.


Lassie



Wednesday, May 7, 1958

Cloudy and rain, but Bill worked. I cooked. Cleaned up the house. Made out an order for Lane Bryant for Mama.



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