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, April 10, 2016

November 30 - December 4, 1958



Sunday, November 30, 1958 COLD
Wind blowed snow is flying. Billie partitioned off the tie up. Bill put paper around front of the kitchen and back porch. Fern, Lloyd and Bob called. Betty fixed some snaps. Mama took it easy.



Monday, December 1, 1958

Very cold. I washed. Bill didn’t work in a.m., worked in p.m. I washed and churned. Aunt Ava called. Betty and Holly up skating tonight.




Tuesday, December 2, 1958

A very nice cold day. I did some cooking. Looked over catalogs for some Christmas treats etc. Bill worked. Betty and Holly up skating again tonight. Raymond called in evening.



Wednesday, December 3, 1958

In a.m. I went to town with Dawn. Did some Christmas shopping for Mama. Wrapped them in p.m. Bill worked in p.m.



Thursday, December 4, 1958

Looked at catalogs. Bill worked in a.m. Kennard called. Mr. Bickford called. BHS concert tonight. Bill’s last day of work. Billie sold calf tonight.

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