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!

Sunday, October 1, 2017

January 1 - 4, 1965



Friday, January 1, 1965

It has been a very nice clear day. Cold wind blowed so hard last night. Didn’t get up very early. Carmen much better. Esther, Cliff and Billie here a couple of hours before they left. Susan took a short ride with Tony. She was so happy to see him. Betty over to Bob’s today and worked on the desk. Fern, Lloyd here. Es, Cliff, Susan and Billie left about 1 PM for Brud’s on their way home. Bill and Billie put the new light up on the outside. Mike and Betty out for a New Year’s Eve party last night. Susan out with Tony last night.



Saturday, January 2, 1965

Sunny in morning than it clouded up. Cloudy all day. Done up my work. Betty and I to town in early p.m., then Betty over to Bob’s rest the p.m. working on her desk. Aunt Ava called. Betty and Mike out tonight. Billie gone out tonight. Carmen better.



Sunday, January 3, 1965

A very cold windy day. Didn’t get up very early. Done just regular work. Betty over to Bob’s, finished the desk and brought it home. It is a beautiful thing. Kennie, Dot, Fern, Lloyd here, also Bob here for an oyster stew supper. Very good one. Billie figured his hay, about 143 bales left.





Monday, January 4, 1965

Washed all day, kind of windy. Clothes dried good. Cards from Dorothea and Dennis from Bahama Islands off Florida. Billie down to Raymond to work this p.m. Betty stained her desk today. Carmen ok acts awfully gee. She is cunning though.
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