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, May 11, 2020

November 16 - 19, 1974


Saturday, November 16, 1974

A partly cloudy day. I done regular work and a big wash. Billie didn’t do much today. Bill didn’t either. Walt worked in a.m.

Leg Wrestling




Sunday, November 17, 1974 $12.50

This is been a cloudy dreary day. Rain most of the day. I done a lot of work, cleaned up the house etc. Did a big ironing. I went down to Betty’s to babysit while she and Walt went over to Bonnie and Jim’s. Mr. Saltman called, wants Bill to do a few more jobs at camp. He paid him $12.50. Billie gone with Lawrence after cattle. Dorothea and Dave called for a short visit. Very glad to see them. They are okay now. Jeff is working. Carmen and Zenya rode the horses.



Monday, November 18, 1974

It was very cold when we got up. Betty and I went to Portland. Betty did some Christmas shopping. It was quite late when we got home.



Tuesday, November 19, 1974 Two Cats

A very nice day. I had Zak for the day or a.m. Betty to her meeting in a.m. and to Portland in p.m. She got me two kittens, a yellow tiger with some white and a gray and white. I did a very big wash. Esther over here this evening. Cliff came and got her. Bill worked up to camp for a little while.

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