Notes on My Mother, from the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM My mother was born on August 14, 1913, as Dolores Lorrene Davenport. She was born on the family farm on Catching Creek, out of Myrtle Point, Oregon.  The fifth child in a family of ten, she learned how to work at an early age. But by today’s standards, her childhood wasContinue reading “Notes on My Mother, from the Archives”

Granny’s Instructions, From the Archives

D. E. Larsen, DVM I struggled to secure the cow with a rope tied to a fence post and a sideline to hold her still enough for me to do a pregnancy exam. I looked over this place while I was working.  Big house, too fancy for my style, and a large guest house. AllContinue reading “Granny’s Instructions, From the Archives”