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, April 2, 2019

October 14 - 16, 1970 Baby Shower for Susan



Wednesday, October 14, 1970 Betty and Walt’s deep-freeze came

Today Kimmy to school. I went down and stayed with Zak. At about 2 PM Betty and Walt’s new deep-freeze came from Sears Roebuck, of 15 cu ft Cold Spot. I did a little washing and cooking today. Gordon came up and he and Bill began digging ditch to the spring for water. They got a lot done.



Thursday, October 15, 1970 Betty and Walt new Car

Cloudy and rain. It rained hard. Esther and I helped Betty to do applesauce for her deep-freeze. We planned a baby shower for Susan tomorrow night. Some lumber came for Walt today from Hancock. Tonight Walt came home in a brand-new 1970 Plymouth Road Runner. It is very pretty, white top, white interior. A burnt orange or a medium rust color. Betty and I called at Susan’s in eve.



Friday, October 16, 1970

Cloudy and rain. Betty, Es and I went to Norway. We shopped for Susan’s shower. I done regular work. Kim went to school. Lloyd took her. Betty and I did grocery shopping. Betty Smith came back today from her sisters and niece. We got ready for the shower at Betty’s. At Susan shower: Dorothea, Fern, Delores, Betty Smith, Dot, Esther, Carmen, Kim, and me. Susan was very pleased and had a good time. It cleared late tonight. Betty and Milan stayed here. Milan came for Betty about suppertime. Gordon came up and worked on the ditch.





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