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!

Monday, October 17, 2016

April 5 - 8, 1961



Wednesday, April 5, 1961

Well, I done up regular work. Checked over some papers etc. Aunt Ava and Ethel Lovejoy called. I cooked for supper.



Thursday, April 6, 1961 LETTER ADAIR

After over two months or so a letter from Dorothea. I washed, prepared supper, real busy all day. Kennard called. Blanche came and cut Mama’s hair. I went to concert with Blanche in evening. Dot, Lorraine and Wanda called.


Dorothea (holding a cat?), Jeff and Pepe the dog

Not sure what the X marks

(?) Their home in England

BettysAttic.com


Friday, April 7, 1961

I done up the work. I ironed. Betty home from school and went to bed to rest before supper. In evening she went to town. Bill and I to town shopping in evening.




Saturday, April 8, 1961

Another cold cloudy day. Betty raked lawn a little. Irene and kids called. Billie took me to town to pay Stella for paper. Paid up to June 7. Bill and Billie put a hose down cellar for water to cows. I cooked.

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