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, December 19, 2017

November 12 - 15, 1965



Friday, November 12, 1965

We done up the work. Cow had a shot for a cold. Can’t use the milk until Monday night. We washed floors, swept, dusted and cleaned up from the cats. In evening to town. Missed the cats today and Kristie did too.



Saturday, November 13, 1965

A very rainy day all day. We done up the regular work. Betty took Carmen to the doctors. She is okay. Fern and Lloyd up here, Fern up for supper and evening. Billie worked for Lawrence today butchering.



Sunday, November 14, 1965

A very nice sunny day, on the cold and windy side. We put the storm windows on. Billie and Keith covered for strawberry plants and hauled bedding.



Monday, November 15, 1965

A nice day, I did a big wash. Betty and I to town. In p.m. Betty called Alice. Mike called Betty, things are getting worse and all hopes are getting weaker. Bill and I called on Jean. Billie worked.


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