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, January 17, 2019

December 25, 1969 Christmas Back At The Farm (Nanny was so happy!)


Thursday, December 25, 1969 Christmas Day Back At Farm

It dawned clear and cold. Got up and got ready and went down to Betty and Walt’s for Christmas. Back at the farm. It seems so good. We had little difigglety with the turkey. I was plain stupid and didn’t get the turkey precooked on top of the stove. It was awful.
It took about four hours opening up the nice Christmas gifts. They were plentiful and elegant for all. We had a nice day with a very late dinner. Fern, Lloyd, Aunt Ava. Betty, Walt, Carmen, Kim, Zak, David, Dorothea, Jeffrey, Billie, Bill and me, Althea. It was so natural. Dot called in late p.m. Dinner: turkey, gravy, sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes, turnip, shell beans, onions, celery, relish dish, rolls, pumpkin bread, cranberry sauce, cranberry juice, suet pudding, custard pie, apple pie, Christmas cake, cookies, ice cream, fruit, grapes, and nuts.


Bill, Walt and Nanny (and the long awaited Turkey)

Bill, Nanny and David

Walt, Billie and Aunt Ava

Fern and Betty

Bill, Nanny, Dorothea, Billie and Walt


Sisters - Dorothea and Betty

Nanny, Betty, Dot and Fern

Carmen, Jeff and Kim


Aunt Ava

Zak

Everything picked up and put away

Betty and Christie after a LONG day!


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