Notes on My Father, From the Archives

Frank William Larsen, 1909 – 1993 D. E. Larsen, DVM My father’s early life was difficult at its best. He grew into an exceptional father for having grown up without a father. He rarely spoke of his early life. And when he did, he only told stories in small snippets. It took me well overContinue reading “Notes on My Father, From the Archives”

A Morning Call, from the Archives

A Morning Call  D. E. Larsen, DVM I woke with a jolt and glanced at the clock. It read five in the morning.  “Damn, did I talk with Larry and then go back to sleep,” I said aloud. Larry Solar had a dairy out of Buckley, Washington. Unfortunately, he had received some terrible marketing fromContinue reading “A Morning Call, from the Archives”

The Lost Snake 

D. E. Larsen, DVM Bob Lester joined my practice in Sweet Home in the late 1980s. It was good timing because I had trouble keeping up with the workload. I had found that solo practice was somewhat self-limiting. Clients would feel slighted when the workload was too much, and a few would go elsewhere forContinue reading “The Lost Snake “