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!

Friday, June 29, 2018

December 16 - 19, 1967


Saturday, December 16, 1967 Carlton came, Windy

A beautiful day but still windy after heavy winds blew last night. The moon was bright and very pretty shining on the icy crusty snow all night. I wrapped more gifts. Today Carlton came to visit Ken and Dolores. Billie and I to town in p.m. shopping.



Sunday, December 17, 1967

A beautiful day but awful windy cold. I did up my work. Gordon came in middle of forenoon and they worked in the bathroom and kitchen ceiling. Dorothea and Jeff came. Dorothea did some baking. She and I called at Lorraine’s, no one home.



Monday, December 18, 1967

Cloudy. I done up my work, went to Norway with Barbara Stanford. Came home, done some odd jobs. A dite of cooking. I called Betty. Gordon up tonight and done some work, he and Bill. Billie and I called at Bob’s, Aunt Ava’s. Billie called at Chet’s.



Tuesday, December 19, 1967

I done my washing, wind blowed awful hard. It was mild. Clothes dried good. I got them in. I been writing letters, wrote three. Sent for Ferns stickers Dorothea gave her. Carlton went back last night. Ken and Dolores called after supper.

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