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, January 27, 2017

April 29 - May 2,1962



Sunday, April 29, 1962

Rain Rain Rain all day. Anyway, we papered the kitchen. It looks so nice. Aunt Ava called. Author Andrews and his boy called. In evening Lloyd and Fern came up and brought up Italian sandwiches etc. for supper. Very good. Got the kitchen all done. Kennie and Dot are upset.



Monday, April 30, 1962

Rain rain. No letter from Betty. I washed, cleaned up the kitchen. Lloyd called. Herbert Allen died early this morning. I cooked. Talked on the phone etc. Daylight Time and I hate it, way behind in my work all day. Bill down to Gordon’s after supper. Letter from Dorothea and her family.


Tuesday, May 1, 1962

I caught up on my reading, picked over a few things in living room. Made a cake and cupcakes, got the clothes in.



Wednesday, May 2, 1962

Rain Rain Rain. No letter from BETTY. I am so worried about her. I expected a letter from her. I varnished some of the kitchen.



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