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, November 14, 2017

June 26 - 29,1965



Saturday, June 26, 1965

A nice day. I got my paint today for floors. Betty, Carmen and I to town. Mike worked for Ervin in p.m. Billie began haying for Lawrence today. Hot.



Sunday, June 27, 1965 Hot

I did a big wash. Betty, Mike, Carmen and I over to Stoneham for a picnic, fishing etc. Bill watched TV. We got our plants and set them out. Billie worked for Lawrence, got home late.



Monday, June 28, 1965 Hot

I washed. Varnished the rug’s in the two-bedrooms. I churned, done a little cooking, I ironed. Got all ready to start this painting and varnishing.



Tuesday, June 29, 1965

Very hot. I washed again this a.m. Got my living room ready to paint the floor. I did it in the evening, by midnight it was all dry. I did some of the work. Betty washed the dishes. Billie worked for Lawrence. Mike worked for Ervin. Carmen sick last night.



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