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, December 17, 2017

November 4 - 7, 1965



Thursday, November 4, 1965

WINDY. A very windy day. We took a walk down in the new cut down and over to the spring. Came home, I washed all the windows inside and out. Very heavy gale winds. Some damage done with wind and fires.



Friday, November 5, 1965

A very nice day, not too cold. Done up the work. Over to Norway and paid trailer rent. Came home, went to town and took the coats down. Came home, got supper, to town. Bill lame. Betty took a baby gift down to Ellen’s for the baby shower for Louise. Alice Boutilier called tonight. Mike is in bad shape. Betty over there tonight to help Mike.



Saturday, November 6, 1965

A nice sunny mild day. I cooked a dite, downtown. Fern up for supper. I washed. Washed kitchen floor. Betty is all upset about Mike. He is in serious trouble. Betty down to see Dr. Richards about him. She hopes to get him out of his trouble and back and better than before. She is much worried and worked up about him. Fern up for supper. Billie worked for Lawrence. Bill home lame.



Sunday, November 7, 1965

Rain today. I done up the work. Got the clothes and and ironed. Fern, Lloyd called, Keith Bryant, Dawn, David, Steve and a friend of Dave’s. Dawn cut Carmen’s hair.

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