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!

Monday, July 23, 2018

March 7 - 10, 1968


Thursday, March 7, 1968

Windy and cold. Billie still home sick. I made out my store list, figured some bills etc. Billie feels a little better. Kennard called, Fern and Lloyd here. After supper Billie went and got his hair cut to go back to work tomorrow. Erwin Hodgson brought his check up.



Friday, March 8, 1968

A nice day. Gordon here and worked. I went to town with Fern and Lloyd. Billie back to work. Bill’s teeth is better. I cleaned up the house. Talked with Betty in a.m. They don’t know for sure if they would come or not but they did get here about 8:30 PM.



Saturday, March 9, 1968

A beautiful day. I got my cooking done early. Took care of Kim. After Betty and Walt got up we went to Norway. Carmen stayed here to be with Mark Stanford, he came up. It was a real nice hot mild day. Gordon here in p.m., did some work on the house. Billie home today. Fern up for supper. Carmen and Walt out for a walk.



Sunday, March 10, 1968

Kind of cloudy today. I got up early, got Kim dressed. Got my dinner to going. Betty and Walt up late. Then they went over to Aunt Ava’s. Came home, had dinner. Got packed. I washed dishes. Sylvia and Arthur Andrews called. Betty and Walt left around 4 PM for home. Fern, Lloyd here in evening, also the Thomas family. Billie home all day.
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