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!

Thursday, September 27, 2018

October 25 - 28, 1968


Friday, October 25, 1968

It rained today but not enough to help the well. I worked at Dorothy’s, got Mrs. Drew’s check. Came home, did my cleaning, went to town after supper.



Saturday, October 26, 1968

Clear and cold. I done up the work, cooked today. In P.m. went to town. I read some are in the BBC book. Lawrence called. Billie went to Berwick and around with him today. Water still very low in the well.



Sunday, October 27, 1968

Back on standard time, it is some better. I done up the work. Bill gone most of forenoon. Billie down to Lawrence’s. Bill and I took a ride up through Sweden. Fern and Lloyd called.



Monday, October 28, 1968

A little cloudy and a sprinkle of water. I went to town with Fern and Lloyd and did the washing. Sent Norma’s wedding gift off today.


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