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June Girvin's avatar

May the giants among us aways be around.

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Sue Cauhape's avatar

The pageant of life. I've heard of Amsterdam's vitality, its bawdy nature, and unabashed independence from the rest of the world. As a writer, no wonder you feel at home there. Wonderful reading of a morning reverie. Thank you.

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Harald Braun's avatar

And ... what are you up to writing on giants?! When can we hear more about it?

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Harald Braun's avatar

Hi Ken,

Your reflections give the reader a sense of time coming into its own again rather than being a unit of measured outputs, performances and responses. Being and living in time rather than being harried and driven along a clockface. Thank you for that, as always.

It is good to see you had such a good time at NIAS. I will want to look at their fellowship programme. Right now I am in a very similar and yet different place. The Herzog-August-Bibliothek in Wolfenbuettel in the north-east of Germany. A research library in an old northern German ducal city. A place that has preserve a genuine "Lesekultur". I think one of your pupils is here as well, you told me.

Have a good summer.

Harald

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

Here, here, sweet Harald. Wolfenbuettel and your library sound excellent lairs for your own observations: enjoy. May our paths cross soon.

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Jill's avatar

Happy to have you in my inbox this morning, Kenneth. Enjoyed the “giants among us” very much.

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

PS. They're everywhere, no?

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Jill's avatar

Every Witch Where

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Kenneth Mills's avatar

Grazie!

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Robert Mills's avatar

The enjoyment you get out of people watching and your Enviroment is very interesting .Proud of you .

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

Loved the Caledonia itinerary. Could have been lifted right out of my own notebook.. How I miss it there... Thank you Ken.

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