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, October 24, 2017

April 3 - 6, 1965



Saturday, April 3, 1965

A nice day, but another windy day, on the cool side. I did a little cooking. Cleaned up the house. Billie didn’t have to work today. Mike home tonight for supper. He and Betty out looking for work.



Sunday, April 4, 1965

Raked the front lawn. A nice day, on the cold and windy side. I went down and called on Sarah and Norman at their new home. Came home, cooked a fried chicken dinner then Bill and I called at Jean and Gordon’s. Kennie and Dot called. They moved home today.



Monday, April 5, 1965

A nice day. I washed, clothes dried very good. Was able to get them in in the afternoon. Had to go to town in the p.m. Mike working today over to Harrison for Don Roakes.



Tuesday, April 6, 1965

A very nice warm spring day. I went with Betty this morning over to Harrison to take Mike to work at Roakes. We called on Rosalie. Came home, and ironed, churned. Done noon chores, cooked, to town. Came home, cleaned up the house, got supper. Jeanette called on Betty in p.m. Carmen outside today.

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