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!

Monday, January 21, 2019

January 5 - 8, 1970


Monday, January 5, 1970

A beautiful day. I done up regular work, washed. Betty to Portland. I kept Zak and Kim. She got home about 3:30. Nothing new on her eye.



Tuesday, January 6, 1970

A beautiful day. I washed. Down to Betty’s. Carmen up in late p.m. Bill got a hair cut tonight.



Wednesday, January 7, 1970

Partly cloudy. I did my work, washed, cooked a dite. Called at Betty’s a minute. Came back, watched TV afternoon programs. Betty moved upstairs to sleep and give Zak a room by himself. Billie and I called at Betty and Walt’s in eve.

Daddy relaxing in Living Room



Thursday, January 8, 1970 4 below

Another very nice day. On the cold side. I sent for Blue Cross Blue Shield agent. I reserved my subscription to B news. I went down to Betty’s to babysit while she went shopping. Zak sick. Fern, Lloyd called this a.m. Kennard called in p.m. Got a letter from Esther.


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