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 11, 2016

July 12 - 16, 1960

Tuesday, July 12, 1960 Hot

Another nice hot day. I did the ironing and regular work. Betty came home for supper. She, Bill and I went down to Dawn and George’s after supper. Also over to Harrison and paid insurance. Watched conventions again.




Wednesday, July 13, 1960 Hot

A very hot day. I done up regular work, cleaned up the downstairs. Sent Dorothea’s letter. We had a heavy shower and rained in p.m.



Thursday, July 14, 1960

A cloudy day, some rain. I did a small wash. Cleaned up the chambers. Fern, Lloyd and Os up in p.m. Kennie and Dot up in evening. Lorraine, Dot and Wanda Jean up during a.m.



Friday, July 15, 1960 Churned

A very nice clear day, not hot, just warm and comfortable. Mama over to Aunt Ava’s for her 80th birthday. I churned for the first time since last winter. I cleaned up the downstairs, did some window washing. Worked on plants and flowers. Betty home tonight for the weekend. Downtown to movies and to see her school friends.



Saturday, July 16, 1960

A beautiful day. MIKE here today. Betty was surprised and glad to see him. Billie built pigpen and got the pig out. Bill and I mowed lawns, cooked a little this morning




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