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, March 24, 2017

December 9 - 12, 1962




Sunday, December 9, 1962

Nice in the morning, clouded up. Bob and Blanche called, also Linda Hatch. Kennie and Dot. Billie worked up to Chet’s. Chet is sick. Betty talked with Mike.



Monday, December 10, 1962

Got colder today. I washed. It got cold and windy. I churned. Betty feels so much better today. That was a good thing she called Mike last night. It did him as much good too.



Tuesday, December 11, 1962

I ironed. Cold. Nice day except on the cold side. I backed some cards.



Wednesday, December 12, 1962

Did up the housework on such a nice sunny day, on the cold side. Nice moon in evening. Mama down to Ferns. Betty, Lassie, TooMaine and I way down through the woods today to get the Christmas tree. We got it and a got in and decorated. LETTER FROM MIKE.




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