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!

Thursday, December 15, 2016

November 20 - 22, 1961





Monday, November 20, 1961

A nice day. I washed. Clouded in late p.m. Betty went riding. I done up the work upstairs. Betty and Mike got a very pretty tablecloth and napkins set from Brud and Verna’s family.



Tuesday, November 21, 1961

A snowstorm. Snowed most all day. When Billie drove out this morning the snow right up over his hood on the car. Bill gone all night. Got home about 8 PM for supper and worked two or more hours. I ironed, done some cooking. I churned.



Wednesday, November 22, 1961

Cloudy. Cooked all day. Done up the work. Betty got a letter from Mike. He may get home this weekend. Bob and I to Portland to see Blanche. Betty down to iron for Mrs. Wells.





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