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!

Saturday, December 30, 2017

December 26 - 28, 1965



Sunday, December 26, 1965

Had a big storm last night, snow and drifts this morning. Billie and I called at Betty’s. Carmen has cold. Betty and Carmen home sick. We called at Ferns. Kennie, Dot and Karen called here. Very cold and windy tonight. Didn’t do too much today. DOROTHEA CALLED



Monday, December 27, 1965

Very cold day. I washed. Down to Betty’s. Carmen sick late at night. Bill and Jean to Boston. Bill is improving the Dr. said. He does feel better. Very cold last night. I stayed at Betty’s til Bill came.



Tuesday, December 28, 1965

Done up my work, down to Betty’s. Carmen is real sick with asthma. I got my clothes in and ironed after supper. Mike didn’t come over to see Betty tonight. Very cold.


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