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, January 19, 2017

March 27 - 30, 1962



Tuesday, March 27, 1962

Kind of cloudy. I churned, got the clothes in and ironed. Worked upstairs. Got rest of the bureau draws done.



Wednesday, March 28, 1962

Fair, some clouds. Quite warm, snow settled a lot. I got up and got ready. Blanche and I left for Portland early. Left the car at the seat and upholsterer. Take a bus into Portland, done a little shopping. Back to Woodford’s, got the car, back in and got Blanche’s machine back out to Zayres. Got home about four. Aunt Ava, Uncle Lewis and Kennard here. Bobby called.



Thursday, March 29, 1962

A very nice day. I done the shed  chambers and dark bedroom today. Bobby called. Fern and Lloyd called in a.m. Snow has settled a lot today.



Friday, March 30, 1962

50 above. A very nice and warm day. I worked up in Betty’s room. I churned. Dolores and Bobby called. Billie home today sick. We got Easter cards from Adair’s today. Snow went a lot today.



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