While I played with Legos and Lincoln logs (invented by Frank Lloyd
Wright's son John, for you trivia mavens) I think my preservation ethic
began with the two classic stories of the 1940s by Virginia Lee Burton --
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel and The Little House.  I still get a bit
of a "gulp" feeling when I read them to my kids.  If you're not familiar
with them check 'em out...if just for the artwork of the Little House
"smiling" after being moved and restored "as good as new" by descendants of
the original builder.


-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Follett <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
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Date: Tuesday, January 12, 1999 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Early Influences


>In a message dated 1/12/99 12:05:46 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>> I'll always remember my town by the sea.
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>Kool beans! (Seems to be the in thing to say on LI these days.)
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