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!

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Decenber 13 - 16, 1963



Friday, December 13, 1963

I went to town and Betty took me. We done our shopping for the Adair’s. Blanche here with Carmen and Mama. In p.m. wrapped some of Dorothea’s things. After I got home from work I finished wrapping them. Betty back to town. $49.



Saturday, December 14, 1963

Today we got Dorothea and Denny’s package off to them. Betty and Lloyd helped me wrap and tie it. I sent the last payment on the seat covers. Rayburn, Karen and Raymond King called today to get a Christmas tree. I washed. To work at 3 PM. Betty and I to town shopping this forenoon.



Sunday, December 15, 1963

Not much sleep last night, on the tired sloop this morning. Got up, got my work pretty well along. Got a chicken dinner. Betty took me to work, brought Kennie and Dot up. Chet Hatch and Puck Hatch up here for Christmas trees.



Monday, December 16, 1963

One below zero this morning. I got to washing early. Got it out before one today. To town early, sent car payment, $2.75 insurance, paid another one of these darned old lite bills. Sent some cards off, to work at three.

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