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, October 19, 2018

January 13 - 16, 1969


Monday, January 13, 1969

A nice mild day. I washed, clothes dried good. I done up the housework, made a pie. Talked on the phone. In evening Billie and I called at Aunt Ava’s.



Tuesday, January 14, 1969 26 above

A nice day. Cloudy but mild. I did up the work. Ironed and got my mending done before 10 o’clock. I talked with Dot Smith. Dot Prescott called me and wants me to come back to work Friday.



Wednesday, January 15, 1969 Billie got his car

A nice day. I wrapped bacon, defrosted the refrigerator. I talked with Betty this morning. Kennard called. I picked rest of the things over that were in the can. Billie got his car back tonight, been gone a week and two days.



Thursday, January 16, 1969 Zero this morning

A beautiful day. I done up my work early, cleaned the electric stove.  It was zero this morning but it was sunny and clear and mild all day. Fern, Lloyd called.  Betty called, she is sick and asked us to come get the girls. Bill and I went. Kids came back with us.

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