February 13, 1941 (Thursday)

EDNA BUYS A VALENTINE FOR HENRY

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Raining this P.M.

Red and Helen came

this P.M. — We all then

went to Hospital to see

Henry. Red drove the

Chrysler. Henry feeling

pretty good.

After 4:30 Red, Helen +

I drove downtown and

did a little shopping.

Purchased few cards etc.

I purchased box of candy

and valentine for Henry

also paper + envelopes.

Came home had

oysters for supper.

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Edna and Henry both enjoyed baseball. It was a passion they passed onto their children and grandchildren. My Uncle Hank was a Cubs fan. I have fond memories of talking about the Detroit Tigers with my aunts Alice and Helen. My dad was a star baseball player in high school and often took our family to see the Tigers play in Detroit. My grandpa (Bob) often went with us to games. In fact, he tried pizza for the very first time on trip to Tiger Stadium with us in the 1980s.

Edna and Henry also ventured to Detroit on several occasions to see the Tigers play. But most of the time, they listened to games on the radio. My dad tells how his grandmother (Edna) would listen to games on the radio while the men were working on the farm, recording the events so she could give them a play-by-play at the end of their work day. It wasn't until 1948 that the Tigers played their first night game in Detroit.

One of my all-time favorite pictures of my great grandmother is of her in uniform. She and her sister-in-law Jen decided to have a little good fun and put on their husband's baseball duds.

I searched the internet for 1940s Valentine's Day cards until I found one that I thought Edna may have selected for Henry.