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, May 15, 2017

July 5 - 8, 1963



Friday, July 5, 1963

Carmen Christie Boutilier five months old. Done up the work. To town after supper. Kids out this evening.


Jeff Adair 5 years old

 
Saturday, July 6, 1963

Jeffrey Dennis Adair five years old today. I done up work as usual. Betty and I to town. Kids didn’t get up very early. Fern up for supper. Bill and Fern down to her house to watch ballgames. Joy, Buddy, Blanche and girls called in evening. Norma going to stay for rest of the month.



Sunday, July 7, 1963

Cloudy, colder and showers. Yes, we got some rain today. Kids and I went for a walk with Carmen in carriage. Saw Holly Lyons and children. Kennie and Dot called here, also Aunt Ava in p.m. Fern and Lloyd in evening.



Monday, July 8, 1963

Rain came last night and during the day. A nice rain. I wrote to Es. I made donuts. In p.m. listened to Betty’s records. Car seat covers came today. Also the bonus gifts, a very pretty jacket for Betty. Billie back to work. No letter from Mike.

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