Atlanta Dermatology

Dad had a follow-up with the PA. He will have to come back the end of October to have a spot on his arm removed. He is experiencing very good care here.

New Hair for Barbara

Since leaving my job last March, I have been going through an identity crisis (or at least my hair has). I am now blonde with gray highlights. I think this came about through poor communication on my part with my hair stylist. I first had my hair cut and colored (highlighted and glazed) here in Atlanta. I wanted to try a bit of blonde highlights.

I had my hair done in Massachusetts a couple of months ago where the stylist at an Aveda Salon added more brown.

I had decided to go back to my natural grey color but told my Atlanta stylist I wanted to grow my hair out which she took as length. My first visit to her and first color in decades, I did ask for blonder hair but now I don't know. It is still the same face.

In March I thought I would be looking for a social work job in the fall, but now I have learned Dad is a full time job. I will be making Art as a jeweler and metalsmith which will be more flexible in Boston and Atlanta. Guess eventually I will be looking forward to really short hair to go back to the natural color. I may wait to do that in the Spring....

Around town with Dad

Getting some tree work done in the yard.

Perimeter Mall

All the other picture are blurry. So we just have to be happy with this one. Dad bought Elenore a desk top computer at the Apple store.Got a pair of sandals at Clarks but got the wrong size, so we had to return them a few days later for the right size.

New chair for Dad

Before we left Massachusetts on 8/20 we got a recliner and a new rug for the tv room upstairs.

I got rid of the other chairs dad used because they were falling apart. We had to look for a while to find a comfortable chair that fit in this small room. The rug is a big change and makes the room more cheerful.

My camera has had a rest since returning from the Midwest. I haven't taken it out of my backpack. Today I missed taking pictures of the Paw Sox game we saw in Pawtucket, RI. The Paw Soxs are, of course, a farm league for the Red Soxs. They played the Buffalo Bisons. The Paw Sox won 3 to 1. Dad and I planned to go to Rockport MA for lunch with friends from church. That didn't work out but another group had plans to attend the game so we tagged along. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.

I am working on a Larsen Adventure Newsletter from the Road Trip. It has become VAST. I have the pictures in but need to complete the text. The next trip Dad and I will take will be to Atlanta so I can complete recertification for my LCSW. In September we will attend the 451st Reunion with the Marauders Historical Society in Detroit. Thanks for following the Blog. I welcome any feedback or questions.

Spent the day grocery shopping, doing laundry, filling up the car with gas, taking Dad to Cribbage at Needham Senior Center, and cooking dinner (organic chicken roasted with new potatoes, onions and carrots and Swiss Chard).

Finally got some rain in Boston so the air is clear.

Checked out the Jung Institute in Boston Website. They have an analyst training program but you need to have completed 100 hours of personal Jungian Analysis. I will attend some of their seminars and see what I think. Dad's reaction was negative.

Am thinking of setting up a jewelry studio here in Boston to do cold connections (ie: no soldering, no torch and less clean up). I need some constructive creative activity....

Also planning trip to Atlanta to complete some business, back up here for a month then visit Becky and Dave in San Antonio in late October or maybe Thanksgiving in Texas...

We are home. No new pictures but lots of requests to get a link to the Blog and I sent out invitations to friend and relatives!

Kenosha to Lake Geneva

Leaving Kenosha Best Western Motel. A beautiful setting on Lake Michigan, we enjoyed the view.

This is our last day of vacation in the Midwest. What a great time we had. We left Kenosha and drove to Lake Geneva, WI. Had a little time so we drove around Geneva Lake to the Yerkes Conservatory.

Dad remembers a high school trip to Yerkes. The students stood in a hall looking in on the telescope which was impressive. Established in 1867 it houses the largest refractory telescope in the world. It is only open on Saturday so we didn't get to tour.

The trip ended with a wonderful lunch at Popeye's of Lake Geneva. I am sure this restaurant predates the chain. It is a wonderful place and we had 14 people at the table all Larsen relatives!. Dad's brother came over from Walworth and his sister came from Clinton, Iowa

Dad, Sister, Brother and brother's wife.

The Chocolate Shop in Cedarburg,WI

Closed on Monday, Ten Chimneys was the retreat of Lunt and Fontaine, Broadway Stars in the 30's. It is in Genesee Depot, WI

Cedarburg, WI

The museum was technically closed but we were lucky enough to have a volunteer show up saying they were having an afternoon of stuffing envelops for a fundraiser to renovate the barn to house the museum. She let us in to see the small exhibit and gift shop. Lucinda became a member and we enjoyed the wonderful quilts.

My favorite Quilt of the Twelve Days of Christmas

Barn to be lifted up to have a new foundation. It will house an exhibit of quilts newly donated.

Cedarburg River