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, July 19, 2019

December 6 - 9, 1971




Monday, December 6, 1971

I did a little washing. It clouded up. Bill and Gordon worked at Walt’s.



Tuesday, December 7, 1971

A beautiful day. Mild. Bill and Gordon worked at Betty’s on the furnace. I went down to Betty’s. We moved Zak upstairs. It sure looks nice, cozy and inviting down there. I went to town in p.m. Betty took me.



Wednesday, December 8, 1971

A very nice day, done up my work. Down to Betty’s. We went to Conway to get some things for Billie. When I got home I finished housework. Ironed. Got supper and had the Deming’s over for supper and evening. Bill and Gordon worked on the furnace, got it nearly all done.



Thursday, December 9, 1971

Went down to Betty’s. Washed and ironed.


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