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!

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

September 5 - 8, 1969


Friday, September 5, 1969

Dr. said my leg is doing well. No operation necessary. Fern, Betty, Aunt Ava and Delores called in PM. In evening Bill came. Ken and Delores called. Bill and Billie also. Betty did the grocery shopping.



Saturday, September 6, 1969 Cow Killed

A nice day. In the hospital all day. Dr. Turnable took over for Dr. Cornelius. My leg is improving. Fern, Lloyd called in PM. Walt, Betty also. Lawrence killed the beef, 425 and 450 pounds. Bill came in evening.



Sunday, September 7, 1969

A pretty good day. It is so monotonous laying in bed all the time. I got up late tonight for a little while. Betty, Walt, Dorothea, Jeff and Bill called tonight. Fern, Lloyd called in PM.



Monday, September 8, 1969 Cloudy

A dreary day. I got up today and walked down the corridor. I was awfully weak. It was so good to get out. Betty came down, she and Fern to see me at hospital in p.m. In evening Bill and Billie came.


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