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, October 30, 2016

May 25 - 27, 1961 Horse Issues



Thursday, May 25, 1961 HORSE

A very nice warm day. I cleaned the dark bedroom, bathroom and hallway upstairs. Betty brought her horse home, “Phantom”. She was pleased that it turned to sadness. Billie very unhappy about it. Blanche called. Dr. Nash didn’t go today as he expected to. Today Betty Smith called on the phone. She and Norma Gay are coming tomorrow night.
Billie mad
Bill mad
Betty mad
I feel so sorry.




Friday, May 26, 1961

Clouded up this forenoon. Showers in p.m. Betty home from school at noon. She made a stall for her horse. She bought a bag of grain. Linda and Paul (?) Called. Linda here for supper and all night. I got some dandelions for supper. I churned and cooked. Put the curtains up in Betty’s room. Billie very unhappy tonight. I wish he wasn’t like this. Bill got his first check from the town tonight.



Saturday, May 27, 1961

Rain. Betty and Norma Gay came today. I cooked, etc. Cleared late p.m. Bill down to Gordon’s in p.m. Betty rode the horse in late p.m. In evening Betty and Norma up to Irene’s. Mike came.



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