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!

Thursday, August 18, 2016

August 13 - 16, 1960



Saturday, August 13, 1960

A nice day. I done up some odd jobs, cooked. Betty mowed lawns. Billie off most of p.m.



Sunday, August 14, 1960

Bill over to Jim’s all day. I worked every minute. Billie and I picked peas and beans.



Monday, August 15, 1960 Es and kids came

Washed. It clouded up and showered in p.m. I got most of my clothes in. Got ready and went to Portland. Bill, Fern, Betty and I and met Esther, Susan and Billie at Union Station. We was glad to see them. Esther glad to get home.



Tuesday, August 16, 1960

Cleared off and was a very nice and clear day. Lloyd brought Es and kids up for a visit. We had a good time with them. Susan stayed up. In evening I went down to Ferns, Susan came back and stayed all night. Mike called tonight. Betty downtown. I ironed. Bill worked at Jim’s tonight.


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