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, December 30, 2016

January 8 - 11, 1962



Monday, January 8, 1962 Billie Deming went home from hospital today

Fern got a call from Esther today. Cloudy in a.m., cleared off in p.m. Nice and warm all day. I went to town with Lloyd, took Betty’s suit to cleaners. Got her some nylons. Betty has been so happy today, getting ready to go to Portland tonight with Bessie. She looked very attractive when she went. Lida Brackett took her down to Bessie’s house. They went to the YWCA at open house where Rowena is staying. Betty enjoyed her evening very much. Bill lame. Mama not good.



Tuesday, January 9, 1962

A nice day, got cool in p.m. I churned, done up the housework, got clothes in and ironed. Lloyd called. Aunt Ava called. Lloyd brought Mama a birdfeeder. Betty not too cheerful.



Wednesday, January 10, 1962 Letter from Mike

Cold. I didn’t have much to do, been busy all day getting supper to going so to have it on the table when Bill and Billie get home so to keep them quiet. Betty sick. Mama not good. Lloyd called. Letter from Mike.




Thursday, January 11, 1962

Cold cold cold. I cleaned up the whole house. Betty and Mama about the same. Billie and I called at Ferns last night. Billie got us some ice cream bars tonight. Betty put a puzzle together.
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