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, September 9, 2018

August 20 - 23, 1968


Tuesday, August 20, 1968

I did my wash today. It was cloudy and it rained. Lloyd called. Bill did some painting today or tonight.



Wednesday, August 21, 1968

A nice day. I did another big wash. Also a ironing of our own and Mrs. Dearborn’s. I done up my regular work, picked peas in evening. Billie and I picked vegetables and I called at Aunt Ava’s. Uncle Lewis pretty good. Stanford boys called today.



Thursday, August 22, 1968

On the cold side. I worked at Dorothy’s. Came home, did a few odds and end jobs. Stanford kids here. Billie home early and left to go to Acton Fair with Lawrence.



Friday, August 23, 1968

A very nice day, I worked at Mrs. Dearborn’s. I came home, washed, cleaned up the house. Took a bath, got supper ready, went to town. Home, had supper, washed dishes then back to town. Came home, took care of the groceries, red paper, watched TV. Bill and I alone. This has been a nice clear day.


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