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!

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

September 1 - 4, 1969 Nanny is Hospitalized


Monday, September 1, 1969

A nice HOT DAY. Today was awful hot. I came to Northern Cumberland Hospital. My leg is awfully sore. I have hot packs and heating pad on it. Bill down tonight.



Tuesday, September 2, 1969

Not quite so warm today. Well, started hospital routine today. Gee it is awful laying with nothing to do. Betty, Fern came to see me in p.m. Billie and Walt, Dorothea and Jeff also came in evening. Got some cards and a pretty plant from Dorothea and family.



Wednesday, September 3, 1969

Not so warm. I didn’t do anything today but turn and twist all day. Did a lot of reading. Betty, Fern, Aunt Ava called in PM. Bill in evening. I got a lot of cards and another pretty plant from George and Thena.



Thursday, September 4, 1969

Another hospital day. Betty down in p.m., leg is improving. I will be so glad when I get home. Dorothea and Jeff came up.


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