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, February 23, 2017

August 13 - 16, 1962



Monday, August 13, 1962

Cloudy when we got up this morning. What a day. Been so gloomy all day. I went to town with Fern and Lloyd to get a new bra for Betty. I wrote to Es this morning. In PM I washed clothes, didn’t dry very good. Betty to the doctors, down to Holly’s. I picked some peas, made 2 apple pies. Mr. Murphy called to see Mama. Betty to Dr. Richards.





Tuesday, August 14, 1962

Cloudy dismal day. I did a huge ironing, did a wee bit of cooking. It cleared off a little. I done general work.



Wednesday, August 15, 1962

A nice day. I got the work done up. In PM. Kennie, Dot and I to (?) Woodlick at Edes Falls. Kennie fished, Dot and I picked blueberries. Called at Ferns in evening. I picked over my blueberries.



Thursday, August 16, 1962

A very nice day. Foggy in early morning, but clear. Fern, Lloyd and I to Portland. Fern got her a pair of new shoes and a new purse. Also Lloyd got a few things for their Ohio trip. They are really planning to go to Esther and Cliff’s. I came home, got supper. Betty home grandmother sitting.
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