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!

Monday, February 27, 2017

August 28 - 31, 1962



Tuesday, August 28, 1962

Some sun in a.m. Cloudy in PM. I went to town in a.m. with Fern and Lloyd. Came home, done a big ironing. I done up the work. I wrote three letters this morning to Esther, Susan and Billie. Stella Cole was here today. I am signed up for Press Herald for three months. Betty didn’t feel too good today. She cut Mama’s hair and shampooed it. Aunt Ava here and fixed Mama’s toe. Bill and I called at Sally and Gordon’s in evening. Kennie and Dot called here in evening. Alma hurricane today. Got black top today.



Wednesday, August 29, 1962

Cloudy and heavy rain showers all day. Caused from Hurricane Alma. Betty and I did the work out in the shed chambers. Begun our fall cleaning, getting ready for the Adair family. Didn’t do much today.



Thursday, August 30, 1962

A nice day. Very clear blue sky with fair weather clouds. Done up regular work. Lloyd called. And Delores called. Snaps came back. Betty, Lassie and I down through the woods to Lloyd’s. Fern called Trailways Bus. They are going Trailways. We called Esther. In evening we went down to Dawn’s and took Fern. Mama to band concert with Kennie and family.



Friday, August 31, 1962

Very nice day after the fog burned off. Hot. Betty and I worked up in the shed chambers. Betty gave it a big going over. I went to town after supper. Billie had to take me. Bill came home lame. Kennie and Dot called in evening.

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