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!

Monday, October 9, 2017

February 2 -5, 1965 Carmen Turns 2!



Tuesday, February 2, 1965
A nice day and sunny in p.m. I done a general cleaning with vacuum cleaner. Betty mad, no patience. Bill tried to see Mr. Foster. Betty and I called at Ferns in evening and Carmen. Billie came later, picked me up. Snaps came back. Mama went to hospital one year ago today.



Wednesday, February 3, 1965

Cold again and clear. Done regular work. Cooked a dite. Made a turkey pie. Asked Jean up, she is sick, unable to come. I ironed. No house report today.



Thursday, February 4, 1965

Another nice zero temperature day. I done my regular work. Sent Cliff’s card. Shampooed hair, took a bath. Mike home today. Bill at the bank to see Mr. Foster. Betty and Mike took Carmen out for a ride. Lil lost her dog  today, he got run over by a car.



Friday, February 5, 1965

Carmen two years old. Partly cloudy, clear in a.m. I done my regular work. Cold today. We made preparations for Carmen’s birthday. We ate late so Mike could be home. Had Fern up. Carmen was excited and seemed to enjoy it. She gave us a good time and many laughs. To town before supper. Billie about sick tonight. Carmen got a lot of nice gifts, ice cream and cake.




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