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, January 15, 2019

December 19 - 22, 1969


Friday, December 19, 1969

It was snowing this morning. It stopped at about 10 AM. I did a dite of ironing and regular work. Made out store list etc. I went to town as soon as Bill got home, to the bank. After supper Billie took me to town, got groceries and something for him to give Fern and Lloyd. In evening I read papers etc.


Kay Flecks kids, Kim and John Maynard


Saturday, December 20, 1969

Billie working for Lawrence. Bill worked early this morning cleaning off streets. Bill lying down resting his eye a lot today. Aunt Ava and Betty called. Betty brought her over to see our tree and Betty’s. Bill and I called on Jean and Stan’s tonight.



Sunday, December 21, 1969

Bill’s eye bothering him also Betty is having trouble with one of her eyes. Dorothea and family called, they had supper here also. Fern and Lloyd called. Jeff went down to Betty’s. We enjoyed the pretty tree. Billie up to Chet’s. Billie brought home some liver.



Monday, December 22, 1969

We had a bad snow storm today. Got about 8 inches. Bill went back to work after supper. I went to Norway with Fern and Lloyd. I got a train for Kim for Christmas. Came home, did a dite of cooking.


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