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, March 4, 2019

June 22 - 24, 1970


Monday, June 22, 1970

Cloudy in a.m. It soon cleared. I checked over all my bills, bank records etc. As of this morning Bill begins to handle all the financial part of the business. He don’t trust me anymore and said I squandered his money and I don’t know enough to pay bills or how to save. So he took all the money this morning. He got mad at me for something I did not say, but he don’t believe me so he is mad because he believes what other people say. Jeff came up tonight with Walt for a few days.



Tuesday, June 23, 1970

Fair and hot. Jeff watched TV and relaxed most of forenoon. I made two pies and defrosted one refrigerator. Washed, done regular work. Jeff and I down to Betty’s. Jeff and Billie helped Betty. I helped Kimmy water plants, also Jeff helped. Betty and I picked some strawberries. Betty got a very pathetic letter from Susan. I don’t know what she is going to do. Jeff and Bill swimming in p.m. I hope and pray someday Susan will have a happy life and home.



Wednesday, July 24, 1970

A very nice hot day. I done regular work. Es came up to spend the day. I made a cake. We made a potato salad and Es made a string bean casserole. We talked, Betty and kids here. Billie and Jeff mowed lawns at Betty’s. Stan not very good.


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