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!

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

December 15 - 19, 1958



Monday, December 15, 1958

A snowstorm, about 8 inches. Bill didn’t work. Billie all through and home. I washed. Bill helped and Bill churned. Mike here again today. LETTER FROM ADAIR’S. Mike came today for another week.



Tuesday, December 16, 1958

A nice day, not too cold. Bill worked. Kids fussy. I washed my sitting room curtains. Kennard called. Billie down and signed up for unemployment.



Wednesday, December 17, 1958

Cloudy and snow. Dennis Chadbourne called and got Billie to go and help him. Bill home at noon. Kennard called. Kids kept us busy all day. I finished living room.



Thursday, December 18, 1958

A nice clear day, cold. Bill didn’t work. I cooked, ironed etc. Betty to the FHA Christmas party in evening.



Friday, December 19, 1958

Cold. I didn’t do much. School closed at noon. Mike walked up as far as corner with Betty. Billie took Fogg cow over to Raymonds to be bred. Fogg cow bred.



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