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, December 18, 2016

November 30 - December 3, 1961



Thursday, November 30, 1961

I got my work done up. Betty down to help Fern today. I checked Christmas list, bills etc. I’m so discouraged.



Friday, December 1, 1961

I cleaned up the house. Betty didn’t get up till late. In evening I went to town with Bill. We got the hams and bacon wrapped up for freezer. Doug and Dennis called in evening. Betty up to  iron at Dot Wells.



Saturday, December 2, 1961

Fair, not too cold. I cooked. Billie worked at Chet’s in p.m. Bill called at Gordon and Jeans. Betty home in late p.m. from Auburn. Mike called, I had to talk with him. He felt so bad because she want here. Betty said she was going down to see Bonnie. Dr. B. called to see Mama.



Sunday, December 3, 1961

A nice warm day. Betty rode a little. Bill and Billie sawed and hauled wood.


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