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 5, 2018

November 25 - 28, 1968 Thanksgiving


Monday, November 25, 1968

Cloudy, warm this morning. I got up, got ready to go over to Aunt Ava’s. She came over and got Kim and I about 8:30. I helped to do her washing. I came home, did my washing. Got supper etc. Kim was so good over there. Esther left Betty and Walt’s tonight for her home. She had a good time. They all went up to Brud’s for supper.



Tuesday, November 26, 1968

A very nice day. I did some of my cooking. Cleaned up the house and ironed. Kim is so good. Betty called. Very windy all last night and this forenoon.



Wednesday, November 27, 1968

I cooked, cleaned up the house and made preparations for tomorrow. Betty and family came tonight. Kim had a nap today. Carmen had asthma when she got here.



Thursday, November 28, 1968 THANKSGIVING

Clear in early a.m. than it clouded up. It rained in late p.m. We had a nice dinner and a good time. Betty, Walt, Carmen, Kimberly, and Aunt Ava was our guests for dinner. Turkey, gravy, stuffing, mashed potatoes, turnip, onions, shell beans, celery, relish, salad. Hot rolls, graham nut bread, cranberry sauce, suet pudding, date filled pie. Blueberry pie, cookies, cake, ice cream and coffee.

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