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, December 20, 2018

September 9 - 12, 1969 Home From The Hospital


Tuesday, September 9, 1969 Rain

An awful heavy rain today. Betty came to see me in the hospital. I walked length of the corridor today twice with the nurse. I am going home tomorrow with my leg is still good. In evening Bill came to see me.



Wednesday, September 10, 1969 Home from Hospital

They came for me at about 10:30. I came home. It was so good to get home. I love it. It is a nice day after the awful rain. Stanford’s are moving. Fern was up here. Lloyd fixed chairs. Kids, Carmen and Kim, and Christie was so glad to see me. Mrs. Whiting was operated on this morning, DMC. Betty did all my housework, took care of the shopping and her two kids all the time I was away. Thanks to her, also Fern’s help.



Thursday, September 11, 1969

Didn’t do much. We just sat around. Betty got supper and did the work. She did a big ironing. She felt pretty good today. The Stanfords are moving. Walt brought papers home tonight for Betty to sign for the farm. Because of her condition she couldn’t go to Portland.



Friday, September 12, 1969

A nice day. We went to town, did a lot of errands and the grocery shopping. Stanfords moving all a.m. Betty feels very uncomfortable now days. I hope they can get the house clean tomorrow. Dorothea and Holly are going to help. In p.m. at one the papers were made out for the farm to Betty and Walt. Today is the day Betty’s baby is due. We were down to the house today.


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