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!

Friday, September 9, 2016

November 13 - 15, 1960 Betty has Mike's Ring



Sunday, November 13, 1960

A nice day. Mama went for a long ride with Bob and Blanche. Went down to the Cemetery and Raymond where Grandfather Smith is buried. Also over to Welchville cemetery where Grampa McKeen’s sister all buried and up to West Bethel where Merrill Everett is buried. Fern, Lloyd, Kennie and Dot called. Also Irene Carsley, she hasn’t been here for several months. She and Betty went down to Dawn’s for a visit. Rowena up here tonight. Bill and Billie put in new ceiling up in the tie up.

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Monday, November 14, 1960

A very nice warm mild day. I washed and the clothes dried very good. Betty got her new glasses today. She can see better with them. Her eyes are bad. I cleaned up the shed chamber’s and cleaned the grain room. Betty home early from school. She had Mike’s ring around her neck. Tonight after supper during the evening Mike called for Betty to meet him at the corner. He is taking his ring back. I’m sorry. I trusted Betty with Mike. Betty still has hopes, I think too. Maybe in the future they will renew their friendship (I hope).

Since I wrote this I must add another paragraph. Betty still wears Mike’s ring. They came back home arm in arm, all made up good good  good.



Tuesday, November 15, 1960 Billie to Doctors

It has rained all day hard at times. I churned, did a big ironing, called Lida, wrote to Mrs. Ayers. In p.m. I made some donuts for Mike in case he hadn’t gone back to Auburn and came up with Betty. Also made a chocolate fudge layer cake. Betty out for supper. After supper Rowena and Linda came up here, they have a lot of studying to do. Billie had a lot of pain in his eye that he got a piece of steel in. He went to the doctor. He came home, put drop in and back to work in p.m.


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