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!

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

February 18 -21, 1964



Tuesday, February 18, 1964

Mama pretty good today, talked good. Had company. We done our ironing. Bill and I called at Jean and Sally’s.



Wednesday, February 19, 1964

Mama not talking much today, seems to be getting weaker. Kennard called. Fern, Lloyd, Aunt Ava. I done up some housework. Betty and Billie took the dogs and cats to vets. Have lice in their ears. Stitches taken out of dog and Beauty. Billie to Portland to pick up Dave Thomas in Portland after supper.



Thursday, February 20, 1964

Mama very very weak. Betty and I cleaned up the whole house. I cooked a spare ribs supper. Blanche here all night. Betty to school show and down to Bonnie’s.



Friday, February 21, 1964

Partly cloudy, fair in p.m. Kennard called. Lloyd called. In p.m. Aunt Ava, Blanche here in p.m. I done general work. Betty ironed and pressed. Mama very weak today.


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