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, May 26, 2018

August 2 - 5, 1967


Wednesday, August 2, 1967 A beautiful day, Betty called, card from Bet

A most beautiful day. Sunny, clear.  Not hot and humid as it has been all summer. I cleaned up the house. Cleaned the stove, washed windows. Amy Linscott called. I made a cake and donuts. Carmen and I looked for blueberries. Es and kids up to Pleasant Mountain. Bill and I and Carmen went down to Dorothea’s to call. We saw Kim. Card from Betty. She also called on the phone.



Thursday, August 3, 1967

A foggy dreary day. I done up my work. Mended. Billie came up and a little later Es came to visit. Esther and kids here for supper. Had fried chicken. Very good.






Friday, August 4, 1967 JEFF HOME

A very nice day. Es came up and took me to town to do my shopping. Foggy in a.m. In p.m. too. Cleaned up the house. Billie Deming here today. In evening Billie and I called at Ferns. Also Jeff came home today. Margaret brought him. They called here in evening. Brought Kim up.



Saturday, August 5, 1967

A beautiful day. It was hot. Es and Billie here. Es went to town for me. I have Kim. Betty and Walt home. Betty here all pleased and so happy about her wedding trip. I made beans, rolls, custard and blueberry pie. Dorothea, Dave, Jeff and Margaret. Betty, Walt, Carmen, Kim and, Fern, Esther, Cathy, Susan, Billie all here for supper. All enjoyed it. Had bean hole beans also.


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