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, July 9, 2019

October 30 - November 2, 1971


Saturday, October 30, 1971

A beautiful day. I done up regular work. Baked beans, white ones. Made rolls and had a brown bread and some date nut cookies. In p.m. I went to town a minute. I with Billie called at Betty’s, they got the new rug down and the living room settled. It looks very nice. Billie raked leaves. Kids out trick-or-treating and to a Halloween party.






Sunday, October 31, 1971

Done up regular work. Made some cake. Billie raked leaves. Walt did a lot a fall work. A man came tonight, he bought the piano and phonograph.



Monday, November 1, 1971

A very nice day, quite mild. I did a big wash. Dorothea came up. We talked about Christmas etc. She went down to Betty’s also. She likes Betty’s floor very much. Her house looks so nice. In p.m. Betty and I to town. Man called about suppertime to pay for piano and phonograph.





Tuesday, November 2, 1971

Fern not too good, her leg is swelling again. Betty, kids and I to Norway in a.m.



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