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, November 21, 2016

August 15 - 18, 1961



Tuesday, August 15, 1961

A nice day. It was hotter than yesterday. I done up my work. In p.m. Thena, Uncle Lewis and I went to Portland to see Aunt Ava. She is coming along real good. Dr. said he didn’t think he would have to operate. Betty home all p.m. She got supper. Uncle Lewis here tonight.



Wednesday, August 16, 1961

Dry, on the cool side. A nice day. Except cool and very dry. Need rain now. Betty home and downtown. I done up the general work. Made an orange pie and chocolate pie. Uncle Lewis here tonight again, it was late when we got him over here. Bill up to Irene’s to fix her pump. Betty making a few plans for marrying. Billie has a bad toothache.


Thursday, August 17, 1961

Another dry day. Warm. Joy and children came over. Billie to dentist, had a bad toothache. Dr. Taylor drilled it. Betty home, didn’t ride much. I washed and ironed. Made a cake, cleaned up the downstairs.



Friday, August 18, 1961

I done up my work, went to town. Billie and I pick some things from the garden. Billie got things done up today so as to be ready to go to the fair tomorrow.


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