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!

Friday, March 29, 2019

September 28 - October 1, 1970


Monday, September 28, 1970

Sunny in a.m. I went down to laundry with Fern and Lloyd to do washing. We did Aunt Ava’s at the same time. I came home, hung mine out. Went to town with Betty. Walt home at noon to work on his barn. Betty and I over to Aunt Ava’s in p.m. Also Kennard, Fern and Esther. She had a bad spell.



Tuesday, September 29, 1970

Rained last night and today. I done up my work. Called at Betty’s a minute. She took Zak to doctors. He hurt his leg yesterday. Aunt Ava better today. Kim up here. Walt didn’t come home until late. They didn’t work on the barn tonight.



Wednesday, September 30, 1970

Cloudy and some rain showers. I didn’t do too much. Worked at desk etc. Made some phone calls. Down to Betty’s.



Thursday, October 1, 1970

Partly cloudy. Done up my work. Betty, kids and I to Portland. Took Aunt Ava to Dorothea’s. Betty, Zak and I into town to shop etc. In evening I went to the laundry with Esther. Went down to Susan’s and she went with us too. Cliff and Billie over in eve and played cards. Got a new pad for Christie and Aunt Ava’s dog. Betty got a parakeet.




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