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, January 23, 2018

March 30 - April 2, 1966



Wednesday, March 30, 1966

Nice and sunny in early morning. Clouded up. Lloyd called to get sawdust for his cat box. I wrote a letter to Dorothea and made apple pie. Betty and Carmen up here all day and for supper.



Thursday, March 31, 1966

It cleared off in early p.m. I went down to Betty’s. She was sick and uncomfortable all day. We expected the baby to come. I came home with Billie, got supper. Carmen and Betty up here for supper.



Friday, April 1, 1966

Nice day. Betty and Carmen came up. Betty took me to town. We done the shopping. We went down to Dawn’s, she cut Betty’s hair. Had fish supper. Mr. Vose called, someone is interested in our place.



Saturday, April 2, 1966

Snow this a.m. Mama gone two years today. I still miss her in so many ways. I always will. I got my work done up early. Betty and Carmen came and we went to town. I did a few errands. Called at Aunt Ava’s, did a few errands for her too. Billie didn’t have to work, went with Lawrence. Fern here for supper. Betty and Carmen took the car home tonight. Mike didn’t call last night. A miserable snowy day. Billie didn’t work.
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