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 4, 2017

May 24 - 27, 1964



Sunday, May 24, 1964 HOT

Still very hot yet a little more of a breeze. I got up about 8 AM. Carmen fussying. Got breakfast, done up the work. Betty took Doreen and Dick to church (Catholic), when she came home, made sandwiches and then took them home. Bob, Kennie and Dot called. Billie gone most all day.



Monday, May 25, 1964

A very windy day, it cooled off very fast. Real cold wind in late p.m. and evening. I did a tremendous big wash. I sat out some more of the dahlias. I got all the clothes in and ironed after supper. Betty had Louise, Roland and Bonnie up. Dot and Kennie up. Bob and Blanche. Cut Carmen’s bangs.



Tuesday, May 26, 1964

Still cold and windy. I got my housework done up and got ready. Blanche and I up to East Stoneham to the Cemetery, two grandmothers, one grandfather, two uncles and one aunt. Came home, cleaned kitchen stove and playpen. Louise up here. Betty down to Louise’s in p.m. and evening. Set rhubarb out.



Wednesday, May 27, 1964

Finished the timber and pulpwood. Hauled tractor home. I cleaned the old tie up, washed barn windows, did shed chamber floor. Betty mowed lawns in PM. Billie mowed after supper. Rosalie and Randy called. Wind blowed hard all day. Got cold after supper.

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