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, August 11, 2017

June 17 - 20, 1964 What or Who is ????



Wednesday, June 17, 1964

Another windy day, not quite as cold. I finished cleaning at Mary Chamberlain’s cottage day. Bill had a nice letter in the mail today. After supper Betty and I went with Aunt Ava over to Norway to Dr. Degoosh and had Ginger put to sleep. She was a very sick dog. Aunt Ava and Uncle Lewis are all upset. Too bad.


Thursday, June 18, 1964

Another nice day, much warmer. Not so much wind. I cleaned at Seavers cottage today. Came home, made a warm apple pie for supper. Billie brought home some strawberries. Blanche called. Betty, Blanche, Carmen and I called at Ferns. LC Andrews man called.



Friday, June 19, 1964

I finished up at Seavers. Betty took me to town in evening then she went off as usual. I saw ?? tonight. Ugh.



Saturday, June 20, 1964

Awfully hot. Betty and Carmen swimming. She took me to town in p.m. Moved TV out to the barn. Billie had to work all day. Fern up in p.m. and for supper.


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