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!

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

February 22 - 25, 1964



Saturday, February 22, 1964

A nice mild day. I cooked today. Baked some beans, thought Bob might be here for supper. Fern here. Mama had a hard day. Dr came, gave her some fluids through the veins.



Sunday, February 23, 1964

A nice day, mild and bright. Bill and I to town. Mama not too good this morning. Better in p.m. All called to see her.



Monday, February 24, 1964

A nice day, on the real cool side. We washed. This is Betty’s off day. Betty helped work in p.m. Milan came at 2:30 PM to see Mama. A dite stronger today. She was glad to see Milan. Milan went back about 9:30 tonight. Had a big wash. Fern, Lloyd called, Kennard, Aunt Ava and Bob. Got a $25 check from Thena.



Tuesday, February 25, 1964

A beautiful mild day. We did the ironing. I did some cooking. Mama pretty good. Folks all called to see her. I went to town with Fern and Lloyd. Paid a light bill.
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