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 23, 2017

March 30 - April 2, 1965 Missing Mama



Tuesday, March 30, 1965

A nice day, very cold. I cooked an orange pie. Got my clothes in, ironed, washed out a few things. More or less busy all day. Bad news tonight. MIKE OUT OF WORK. What a shock. Yet it may turn out to be for the best.



Wednesday, March 31, 1965

A beautiful day but very cold and windy. I did some odds and end jobs. Betty and Mike out looking for a job. I feel so sorry for them. I hope through it all they will better themselves a lot more. I’m praying he gets something and soon. Delores called.



Thursday, April 1, 1965

A very nice day, not quite as cold. Betty and Mike gone all day. Carmen with them some. I done up regular work. Then I picked over a box of my clippings. I have thought of Mama all day. I miss her so much. After tomorrow she will seem so far away.



Friday, April 2, 1965

My thoughts are with Mama today. A heavy feeling in me today. She has been gone one year, and so many things have gone through my mind. Her chair is empty. The sound of her voice and footsteps are gone yet I see and hear her. I miss her so much. It is fair today. I didn’t do much. Betty gone and Mike gone.
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